The Minority in Parliament has sounded a strong alarm over what it says are hidden attempts to bring LGBTQ-related ideas into Ghana’s Constitution through the ongoing review process.
Speaking at the NPP headquarters, Assin South MP John Ntim Fordjour — who sponsored the anti-LGBT bill — pointed directly to recommendations on pages 107 and 108 of the Constitutional Review Committee’s report.
He warned that if those suggestions are adopted, they could quietly open the door for the legal recognition of LGBTQ concepts in the country’s highest law.
“This is not just a legal matter,” he said. “It goes to the heart of our values as a nation. Embedding such provisions in the Constitution will have far-reaching consequences for our moral and cultural identity.”
Ntim Fordjour also called on President John Dramani Mahama and the NDC government to apologise to religious leaders, Muslim clerics and traditional authorities.
He accused them of failing to keep earlier promises to treat the anti-LGBT bill as a top priority once they returned to power.“We were made to understand that this bill would be treated as a priority if they came into office,” he stated.
“What we are seeing now is a clear shift, and it amounts to a betrayal of the trust reposed in them by religious and traditional leaders.”
He reminded the President that Ghanaians have not changed their views on the issue. Surveys, he noted, still show overwhelming public opposition to LGBTQ practices, and the country’s basic values remain the same as they were in 2024.
Ntim Fordjour urged President Mahama to honour the commitments he made to the clergy and bring forward a government-sponsored bill that comprehensively addresses LGBTQ matters, just as he had pledged.The Minority’s strong message is clear: any move that could soften Ghana’s stance on the issue through the back door of constitutional review will not be accepted without a fight.
They insist the government must listen to the majority of Ghanaians and put the country’s moral and cultural foundations first.