The Tijaniyya Muslims Movement of Ghana (TMMG) has lauded President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for shutting down the Lesbians Gay Bisexual Transgender Queer (LGBTQ+) office in the country.

A statement issued by the movement on Monday, 1 March 2021 and signed by its Executive Secretary, Alhaji Khuzaima Mohammed Osman, said: “It is our belief that the actions of groups such as the LGBTQ and other serious criminal and inhuman acts perpetrated against humanity, in general, are the main causes of the big problems that become difficult to solve, such as the coronavirus, upon mankind".

“But more seriously to the things that attract curses from Allah upon us is the inaction of leaders to stop and prevent such heinous crimes against humanity from happening in disobedience to the will of Almighty Allah.”

The group added that: “We, therefore, find it very appropriate to commend the President for taking a very decisive and commendable action which will go a long way in protecting the fabrics of our society and pleasing to the Almighty Allah.”

President Nana Akufo-Addo has said he will never legalise same-sex marriage.

“For same-sex marriage to be legalised in Ghana, it will not happen in my time as President”, the Ghanaian leader said at St. Michael and All Angels Cathedral in Asante Mampong on Saturday, 27 February 2021, during the installation of the Second Archbishop of the Anglican Church of Ghana.

“I have said this before and let me, in conclusion, stress again that it will not be under the Presidency of Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo that same-sex marriage will be legalised in Ghana. It will never happen in my time as President”, he emphasised to applause from the congregation.

The President made a similar declaration in 2018 after he had said in an Aljazeera interview that the recognition of the LGBT+ community in Ghana was “bound to happen” in Ghana, for which he was roundly criticised.

The debate sprung up again after the LGBT+ community opened an office space at Ashongman in Accra.

It was later closed down by the National Security Secretariat following widespread condemnation by the general public led by the clergy and CSOs.