NPP to Mahama: Apologize for failing to honor LGBTQ bill promise
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has demanded that President John Dramani Mahama issue a formal apology to Ghanaians and religious institutions for allegedly failing to fulfill a key campaign promise on LGBTQ-related legislation.
Addressing a press conference at the NPP headquarters on Tuesday, April 7, 2026, Member of Parliament for Assin South, John Ntim Fordjour, accused the President of double standards. He stressed that expectations of Ghanaians remain unchanged and that campaign promises must be honoured regardless of the political transition.
“Ghana’s basic needs have not changed since 2024, and so the president must therefore be made to fulfil his promise to introduce a government-sponsored bill, which he promised the clergy to comprehensively address LGBTQ issues if made president. He willingly made those promises, and he must be held to account and be made to fulfil his promises,” Ntim Fordjour said.
The NPP argues that during the 2024 election campaign, Mahama assured religious leaders, including the Christian Council, Bishops’ Conference, and GPCC, that his administration would sponsor a comprehensive bill on the issue.
“President Mahama must render an apology to the clergy, clerics and traditional leaders. He must apologise to the Christian Council, Bishops’ Conference, GPCC and all other religious leaders for the double standards demonstrated between the period in opposition and now in power,” the Assin South MP added.
The party maintains that the delay or inaction on the pledge represents a breach of trust with faith-based organisations, and has called on religious leaders to speak out against what they describe as a U-turn on the commitment.
This development comes as the controversial Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill has been reintroduced in Parliament, with the NPP pushing for government backing while the Mahama administration has described it as a parliamentary rather than executive priority.
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