The Majority Chief Whip, Rockson Nelson Dafeamekpor, says Parliament could pass the reintroduced anti-LGBTQ bill within days once debate begins this week.<\/p>\n
Speaking on PM Express on Tuesday, South Dayi MP disclosed that the committee handling the bill has completed its work and is ready to table its report before the House.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe report will be laid on Thursday,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
According to him, Parliament is prepared to move quickly through the remaining stages of the legislative process once the report is presented.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen it\u2019s laid, we can take the report, debate it, that\u2019s as part of the principles for second reading, and adopt it,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n
\u201cOnce it\u2019s adopted, we move into consideration. Consideration, we can even decide to do consideration on Friday, and pass.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Majority Chief Whip argued that Parliament was not dealing with an entirely new piece of legislation, as the House had already approved an earlier version of the bill.<\/p>\n
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\u201cYou see, the Ghanaian family values bill, we have already passed it,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was a certain president who decided not to sign, so the terms of the bill are essentially what parliament had already passed.\u201d<\/p>\n
His comments suggest the governing party intends to speed up the legislative process rather than reopen prolonged debates on issues lawmakers believe have already been settled.<\/p>\n
When asked whether the bill would be passed this year, Mr Dafeamekpor insisted Parliament would complete work on it within weeks.<\/p>\n
\u201cYes, in a couple of weeks, not even months,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ll pass it once we do the second reading on Thursday or Friday, and with consideration, we can pass it.\u201d<\/p>\n
He also defended plans for an expedited process, arguing that Parliament should not be accused of abusing urgency procedures, since lawmakers were already familiar with the bill’s contents.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut when we do consideration expeditiously, let the NPP not shout that we are abusing the certificate of urgency,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt will be rapidly done, because we cannot be reenacting what we have already read.\u201d<\/p>\n
The comments are likely to intensify debate over the controversial legislation, which has drawn strong reactions both locally and internationally since it was first introduced in Parliament.<\/p>\n
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