Adams Sukparu, the Member of Parliament for Sisala West, has vowed to resign from parliament should President John Dramani Mahama fail to sign the anti-LGBTQI+ bill when passed by parliament.
According to Sisala West MP, John Dramani Mahama, is a principled person and can assure Ghanaians that if the bill is passed, and after three days, Mahama fails to assent to it, the president can be held accountable.
Speaking on Accra-based Channel One Television, Adams Sukparu stated, “The John Dramani Mahama I know is a principled person, and I can assure you that if the bill is passed and in three days the president does not sign it, then you can hold him accountable.
I can tell you that if the bill is passed and President Mahama does not sign it, I will resign as a member of parliament”, he vowed.
His comments come on the heels of President John Dramani Mahama’s statement that Ghana is still grappling with the provisions of basic needs of education, health care, jobs, food, clothing, and shelter, which is his government’s main focus and not the Anti-LGBTQ Bill.
According to John Mahama, the Anti-LGBTQ Bill, while important, is not Ghana’s most urgent concern at this time.
Speaking during a Presidential Dialogue with Civil Society Organisations at Jubilee House in Accra on Monday, March 30, Mahama stated, “We are still grappling with the provisions of basic needs of education, health care, jobs, food, clothing, and shelter”.
“While there are strong and differing views within our society, we believe that issues must be addressed through democratic processes, our core values, dialogue, and the rule of law,” he said.
Earlier, President John Mahama called on international partners to respect Ghana’s position on LGBTQ issues.
Mahama stressed that public policy is shaped by the country’s legal traditions, cultural values, and societal consensus.
According to John Mahama, Ghana’s democratic processes are actively at work to ensure that any outcome of the anti-LGBTQ bill reflects the views of the people.
President Mahama made these known when he received the ‘International Statesperson Award’ from the World Affairs Council of Philadelphia.
Meanwhile, Rev John Ntim Fordjour, the Member of Parliament for Assin South, has fired shots at President John Dramani Mahama over his recent comments on the passage of the LGBTQ+ bill.
According to Rev John Ntim Fordjour, President Mahama and the NDC have relegated LGBTQ concerns to the bottom of their priority list after deceiving Pastors, Muslim Clerics, Traditional Rulers and the entire country.
In a post shared on his X page on March 31, 2026, Ntim Fordjour wrote, “Unbelievable! Where are the Ecumenical bodies and CSOs who spat fire and brimstone in 2024 over LGBTQ issues against President Akufo-Addo?
President Mahama and the NDC have relegated LGBTQ concerns to the bottom of their priority list after deceiving Pastors, Muslim Clerics, Traditional Rulers and the entire country into thinking they (Mahama, NDC) would preserve our values against LGBTQ when power is entrusted to them.
Today, he is distancing himself from the bill and claiming it’s no longer important.
After winning power and distributing LGBTQ teacher manuals to schools, he thinks our values no longer matter.
This indeed is another Mahama scam”.