I’m not an advocate for LGBTQI+ activities – Supreme Court nominee

Prof. Richard Frimpong Oppong, a Supreme Court nominee, has firmly denied being an advocate for LGBTQI+ activities in Ghana.

Appearing before Parliament’s Appointments Committee on Tuesday, Prof. Oppong addressed concerns raised by Minority Leader Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, who cited a confidential National Intelligence Bureau (NIB) report.

The report suggested that Prof. Oppong, described as a libertarian, might focus on issues like surrogacy and LGBTQI+ rights if appointed to the Supreme Court.

In response, Prof. Oppong unequivocally refuted the claim, asserting that he does not support LGBTQI+ activities.

He clarified that the report’s suggestion was incorrect and did not reflect 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.”