Deputy Minister of Information, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa says government will consider homosexuality as a human rights issue and would reject rights activists who are fighting their cause. According to Ablakwa, gaysm and lesbianism are strange and unnatural activities and would not be countenanced by the government. Okudzeto Ablakwa who was speaking on Asempa FM's Asempa Today programme, noted that government would maintain Ghana’s law on homosexuality and would not take any cue from other countries in reforming the law to embrace the unacceptable act. He added that though the law is silent on lesbianism, it does not mean it is permissible and in no time would be tested at the court for interpretation. Ghanaians are yet to recover from the shocking publications in the media alleging that some Non-Governmental Organizations in the Western and some parts of the Central region have registered over 8,000 persons practicing homosexuality. The practice of homosexuality is seen as a moral aberration in a highly religious country as Ghana, which sees the practice as an imported lifestyle. What makes the issue more debatable is the fact that even prostitutes hide under the cover of darkness to ply their trade and many therefore wonder how homosexuals can walk boldly into an NGO’s office to have them registered as such. He said as a nation, Ghana would ever frown on that disdainful act and once the security agencies lay hands on any culprit, they would be prosecuted. He hinted that the rampant reports on homosexuality do not mean Ghana is in a state of panic. Ablakwa blamed the media for heightening the issues of gays and lesbians and frightening Ghanaians thereby. On the issue of the registered 8,000 people practising homosexuality in the Western and Central regions, he said it is a frightening development which should be investigated. Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa said massive educational campaigns should be undertaken and make people aware that the law frowns on the practice. The deputy minister said the sad aspect of it is that those who practice homosexuality often defile young boys, emphasizing that there is no way government would have ears for any human rights activists because the nation has better human rights to deal with and not homosexuality. Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa hinted that government has tasked the Ghana Aids Commission to engage the NGO that is reported to have registered 8,000 homosexuals in the Western and Central regions and was awaiting a report from the commission. Story by Twum Barima Stephen/Asempa FM/Ghana