“All efforts are being made to get rid of these people in society,” Aidoo reportedly said in a radio interview. “Once they have been arrested, they will be brought before the law.”
Homosexuality isn’t expressly illegal in Ghana, though a constitutional ban of “unnatural carnal knowledge.” makes arrest possible for gay males.
Aidoo has received support from the People’s National Convention (PNC), a small political party.
The general secretary of the PNC told Radio Gold, “Homosexuality is abhorrent. Media discourse across the world is being dictated by the vulgar opinions of homosexuals. Ghana and probably Africa cannot sustain the menace of homosexuals.”
Homosexuality is expressly forbidden in dozens of African countries. Uganda became infamous for introducing a “kill the gays” bill last year, which didn’t pass, but is expected to come up again this fall.
“Arresting this type of person is not going to be easy because you must have proof of the offense – either one person has come to lodge a complaint against the other, or they are caught in the act,” Western Regional Police Commander Ransford Ninson said by telephone to Reuters.
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