Supreme Court nominee, Prof. Richard Frimpong Oppong has categorically denied being an advocate for LGBTQI+ activities in Ghana.
During his appearance before Parliament’s Appointments Committee on Tuesday, Prof. Oppong addressed concerns raised by Minority Leader Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, who referenced a confidential National Intelligence Bureau (NIB) report.
The report alleged that Prof. Oppong, identified as a libertarian, might prioritize issues such as surrogacy and LGBTQI+ rights if appointed to the Supreme Court.
In response, Prof. Oppong firmly rejected the claim, stating that he does not support LGBTQI+ activities and clarified that the report’s implications were inaccurate and did not represent his views.
“Absolutely wrong and I reject in the strongest possible terms wherever those views are coming from because as I said as an academic, I have written about the subject from the perspective of my specialty. From the perspective of conflict of laws.
“I said I have my wife here, I have my three daughters here, actually, they will be very surprised that anybody thinks that I am going to inflict LGBTQ on the country.”
When asked a similar question by Mahama Ayariga, the Member of Parliament (MP) for Bawku Central, Prof Oppong clarified, “I am a lawyer, I am not an anthropologist, I am not a sociologist…from a personal perspective I am married, my wife is here and I know whatever she is giving me is the best [power] for me.”
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