The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has called on President John Dramani Mahama to apologise to Ghanaians and religious institutions over what it describes as a failure to fulfil a key campaign promise on LGBTQ-related legislation.
According to the party, President Mahama, during the 2024 election campaign, assured religious leaders and other stakeholders that his administration would introduce a government-sponsored bill to comprehensively address LGBTQ issues in Ghana.
The NPP argues that the apparent delay or inaction on the pledge constitutes a breach of trust, particularly with faith-based organisations that engaged the President prior to the elections.
Addressing a press conference at the party’s headquarters on Tuesday, April 7, Member of Parliament for Assin South, John Ntim Fordjour, stressed that campaign promises must be honoured irrespective of a change in political circumstances.
“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 stated.
He further emphasised the need for accountability, noting that the President must be held to his commitments.
“He willingly made those promises, and he must be held to account and be made to fulfil his promises,” he added.
Mr. Fordjour also called on the President to render an apology to key religious bodies, including the Christian Council of Ghana, the Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference, and the Ghana Pentecostal and Charismatic Council, as well as other religious and traditional leaders.
He accused the President of exhibiting double standards between his time in opposition and his current role in government.
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