The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has called on President John Dramani Mahama to render a formal apology to Ghanaians and other relevant stakeholders over the failure to deliver on his promise to ensure the passage of the anti-LGBTQ bill.
The opposition party accused the President of refusing to be committed to the very promise he made to the public and religious leaders during the campaign prior to the 2024 general elections.
At a press conference at the NPP headquarters on Tuesday, April 7, Member of Parliament for Assin South, John Ntim Fordjour, expressed disappointment that Mahama has still yet to introduce the government-sponsored bill he pledged to comprehensively address the LGBTQ issues.
“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.
“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 MP emphasied.
According to the NPP, this is an indication of a breach of public trust, for which the President owes the general public an apology.
