Parliament, yesterday, October 22, 2025, halted the reintroduction of the anti-gay bill to the house.
According to reports, parliament halted the reintroduction of the anti-gay bill as it disappeared a day after being advertised on the order paper.
The sudden disappearance of the controversial anti-LGBTQ+ bill sparked strong reactions from members of the Minority.
The minority demanded immediate answers from the government and parliamentary leadership.
Mahama Ayariga, the majority leader, had earlier explained there was no need to re-lay the bill since it had already been passed by the previous Parliament and forwarded to the Presidency for assent.
Habib Iddrisu, a member of the Minority, stated, “Mr Speaker, we cannot have bills advertised on the Order Paper yesterday and today, the same bills are missing without anything being explained to anybody”.
Also, Ntim Fordjour accused the government of attempting to “run away” from the bill.
He stated, “Suddenly, this clearly indicates that there seems to be a clear attempt by the NDC government to run away from this bill,” he charged. “The bill that they thought was important yesterday must be important today. We are demanding that the human sexual rights and Family Values Bill be passed now.”
The Anti-LBGTQ bill seeks to define, protect and regulate human sexual rights while reinforcing traditional family values within Ghana.
Sources revealed that the proposed legislation aims to create a balanced legal framework that safeguards individual rights on sexuality, privacy and dignity.
It also promotes the preservation of family structures rooted in Ghana’s culture and traditions.
The Anti-LBGTQ bill under the former Akufo-Addo government faced several lawsuits filed against the bill, leading to a delay in its signing.
Eventually, the bill, which became a burden for the previous government, remained just a bill and was not passed into law before Akufo-Addo left power.
The bill sought to criminalise Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBTQ+) activities in Ghana, was passed by the 8th Parliament, but remained unsigned before the 8th Parliament was dissolved.
Furthermore, conversations and discussions about the controversial anti-LBGTQ bill have resurfaced under the John Mahama government.
Meanwhile, Rev Ntim Fordjour, the Member of Parliament for Assin South, has revealed that within 3 months to 6 months, Parliament can pass an anti-LGBTQ+ Bill.
He revealed this could happen if only stakeholders show the same level of commitment demonstrated in the previous Parliament.
According to him, the legislative process will be smooth, adding that the contentious issues surrounding the bill have already been addressed.
Speaking in an exclusive interview on the AM Show, stated, “Within 3 months to 6 months, we should be able to pass this bill.
We’ve had bills more complex than this, which even came under a certificate of urgency. So, I don’t see why this should go beyond three months”.
Ntim Fordjour, in a separate interview on expressed his confidence and optimism.
He stated, “Our optimism stems from the fact that all the grey areas, all the arguments and all the opinions that were controversial, that needed to be settled, that needed a determination to be pronounced upon, all those have gone through various courts all the way to Supreme Court.”
“All those opinions and all those counter arguments have been settled, and the Supreme Court eventually held that no aspects of this bill or provision affront any part of the Constitution, nor does the bill infringe upon any international treaty or convention.”
“For that, any dissenting view that was expressed by any stakeholder has been settled and the matter has been put in perspective without any doubt at all. So it is not expected that there are some outstanding issues to be determined on it for which it should suffer the plethora of legal suits that it did from the beginning. And for that, the expectation is that the processes would rather grind fast for us to be able to pass this bill.”
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— Serwaa Amihere, ESQ (@Serwaa_Amihere) October 22, 2025