A sponsor of the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, 2025, Rev John Ntim Fordjour, has attributed the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) defeat in the 2024 elections to former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s refusal to sign the anti-LGBTQ+ bill into law.
In an interview with Channel One TV, monitored by GhanaWeb on Tuesday, October 21, 2025, the former Deputy Minister of Education said the outcome of the 2024 elections could have been different if former President Akufo-Addo had signed the bill, which enjoyed strong public backing at the time.
“If [former] President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo had signed this bill, it would have served this nation a lot better, and it would have even enhanced the image of my party. And I dare say that the outcome of the election in 2024 would have been different,” he stated.
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“It would have been different; the outcome would have been different. I have said this way before we voted, after we voted, and before handing over. My position has been consistent, and it has not changed,” he added.
The Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill seeks to impose strict prohibitions on LGBTQ+ activities in Ghana, including custodial sentences for same-sex relationships, public displays of affection, and the promotion of LGBTQ+ content.
It also proposes to ban transgender healthcare, dissolve LGBTQ+ organisations, and criminalise any form of support or sponsorship for such groups.
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If passed, the bill would strengthen existing laws against LGBTQ+ activities and introduce tougher penalties for individuals or organisations found in violation.
Ten Members of Parliament have reintroduced the anti-LGBTQ+ bill for its first reading in Parliament.
The private member’s bill is being sponsored by John Ntim Fordjour (Assin South), Samuel Nartey George (Ningo-Prampram), Emmanuel Kwasi Bedzra (Ho West), Helen Adjoa Ntoso (Krachi West), Nurideen Muhammed Mummuni (Nalerigu Gambaga), Vincent Ekow Assafuah (Old Tafo), Alhassan Tampuli Sulemana (Gushegu), Rita Naa Odoley Sowah (Dadekotopon), Dr Tiah Abdul Kabiru Mahama (Walewale), and Anthony Mmieh (Odotobri).
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