Ghana's Supreme Court dismissed two lawsuits challenging the constitutionality of the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, paving the way for the president to sign it into law.
The court ruled that the lawsuits against the anti-LGBTQ bill were premature because the bill hadn't yet received presidential assent and therefore wasn't an Act of Parliament for the court to review.
"Until there is presidential assent, there is no act of Parliament over which the Supreme Court can exercise its original jurisdiction to strike down if found to be inconsistent with the 1992 Constitution. The plaintiff's action is therefore dismissed," Justice Avril Lovelace Johnson said in the televised judgment.
The court's full reasoning will be released on Friday, the justice added.