Angel Carbonu, the former president of the National Graduate Association of Teachers (NAGRAT), has claimed he was enticed several times with money to allow LGBTQ+ content in education documents.
The former NAGRAT President asserted that there is strong international backing for LGBTQ advocacy in Ghana adding that he vehemently rejected the bribes.
In a video shared on Facebook on Sunday, May 31, 2026, Angel Carbonu stated, “I have been enticed several times with huge sums of money to allow some of these sentiments of LGBTQ to pass through certain documents, albeit silently, and I can assure you and trust me on this, I vehemently rejected it”.
“The verve, the emotion, the willingness, and readiness to let out huge sums of money, the calibre of people who support these programmes all over the world- my question is: what motivates them?” he asked.
“As president of NAGRAT, I was invited to several embassies in Accra to attend meetings. The theme of these meetings was very ambiguous, to say the least. It was when you go for the meeting that you realised that the discussions begin gradually to zero down to specific issues of LGBTQ,” he said.
“There are weightier matters in the education field than LGBTQ,” he stated.
The Minority Caucus in Parliament has accused the government and the ruling National Democratic Congress of weakening the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, commonly known as the anti-LGBTQ Bill.
According to the Minority Caucus in Parliament, the anti-LGBTQ Bill has been weakened through extensive amendments before its passage by Parliament last week.
Speaking at a media briefing in Parliament, Reverend John Ntim Fordjour, the member of Parliament for Assin South, questioned why the NDC, which previously urged former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to assent to the bill, has now significantly altered it under President Mahama.
Rev. John Ntim Fordjour, addressing the press conference on Monday, June 1, stated, “22 original provisions of the bill had to be deleted, redrafted and 31 insertions made before President Mahama would have it, desire it, and sign it. Was that the promise? Was the promise to come and dilute the bill before he signs?
“President Mahama promised that he would sign the 2024 Bill. He didn’t promise to sign an amended, deleted, mutilated, and surgically bastardised Bill. He didn’t promise he would sign another version of that, and that is the reason why, even when he promised he was bringing his own version of the bill, til date he has not brought it.
Because he is perhaps waiting for the 2024 bill. So what is so difficult in parliament giving that old one to him?
“You all remember, the promise was clear: ‘Vote for me, and I will come and sign it, vote NPP out because they won’t sign it. NDC will come and sign it’. They did not say NDC will come and amend it. That is a scam, and that is a breach of trust. That is hypocrisy, and that is deception,” he said.
His comments follow Parliament on Friday, May 30, passing the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, 2025, with several amendments.
Under the new bill, a person who provides legal advice or legal representation to persons identified as LGBTQ+ is exempt from sanctions.
Also, Journalists and media organisations reporting on LGBTQ+ issues in the course of their professional duties are also protected.
It further exempted medical professionals, including those providing surgical, psychological and counselling services to LGBTQ+ persons, from punishment.
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