The Member of Parliament for Assin South and one of the key sponsors of the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill commonly known as the Anti-LGBTQ+ Bill, has accused President John Dramani Mahama and the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) of deceiving Ghanaians by weaponizing the controversial legislation during the 2024 election campaign only to abandon it now that they are in power.
The NPP lawmaker made the accusation in a social media post on Tuesday, March 31, 2026, in direct response to recent comments by President Mahama.
“A whole country was scammed into thinking President Mahama and his NDC would win power and pass the bill that seeks to criminalize LGBTQ practices and promotion.
“After deceiving Ghanaians for their votes, today President Mahama and NDC shamelessly denounce the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill insisting LGBTQ bill is no longer their priority because the country is still grappling with basic needs,” he wrote.
“Had all the basic needs of Ghana being solved in 2021-2024 when Prez Mahama and his cohorts weaponized LGBTQ propaganda to win power?
“Didn’t he promise to introduce government sponsored bill to deal with LGBTQ? What changed? What a scam!” He added.
Rev. Ntim Fordjour, who was among the original eight parliamentarians who sponsored the private member’s bill in 2021, has consistently pushed for its passage.
The bill, which seeks to criminalize LGBTQ+ activities, promotion and advocacy, was passed by the 8th Parliament in February 2024 but lapsed without presidential assent under former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo.
It was reintroduced in the current Parliament earlier this year.
President Mahama’s latest position, expressed during a presidential dialogue with Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), is that LGBTQ+ issues are “not Ghana’s most urgent national concern.”
He stressed that his administration remains focused on addressing basic needs such as healthcare, jobs, food security, clothing and shelter.
The President has also described the bill as a private member’s bill, not a government-sponsored initiative and said it will be handled through democratic processes in Parliament. He has urged international partners to respect Ghana’s cultural values, legal traditions and societal consensus on the matter.
