General News of Friday, 7 February 2020Source: starrfm.com.ghHomosexuality: Respect our decision – Speaker tells World Bankplay videoSpeaker of Ghana’s Parliament, Professor Mike OquayeThe Speaker of Ghana’s Parliament, Professor Mike Oquaye, has urged the World Bank and the developed world to accept the fact that most African nations abhor homosexuality. Speaking during a courtesy call by the country director for the World Bank Pierre Frank Laporte, Prof. Oquaye asked the identity of the African to be respected. “The World Bank should dissociate itself from some of this modern reinterpretation of human rights and with special reference to the African’s own conceptualization, for example, gay rights. Meanwhile, the World Bank has cautioned Ghana against excessive borrowing as the country heads to the polls this year. Speaking to the media after a courtesy call on the Speaker of Parliament, the Country Director for the World Bank in Ghana, Pierre Frank Laporte, however, argued the fiscal responsibility Act will serve as a check for borrowing.

Source: GhanaWeb February 07, 2020 06:45 UTC