John Ntim Fordjour, the Member of Parliament for Assin South and sponsor of the anti-LGBTQ+ bill has told President John Dramani Mahama not issue a directive for parliament to fast-track the bill.
According to the MP, John Dramani Mahama can issue a direct order to Parliament to expedite the bill’s passage, as he earlier intervene in to halt a proposed move to remove the Special Prosecutor.
He argued that President Mahama has already demonstrated that he can direct parliamentary leadership when necessary.
Speaking on Joy FM’s Top Story, Rev. Ntim Fordjour stated, “President Mahama can also issue a directive that this is a bill that is a priority indeed, if it is. So they should expedite it immediately and with urgency, pass it”.
In related news, Sam George, the Member of Parliament for Ningo-Prampram, has said there will be a protest if President John Dramani Mahama refuses to sign the anti-LGBTQ+ bill when it is passed.
According to Sam George, Ghanaian family values are not political, noting that as of today, there is no bill before President Mahama to sign.
He highlighted that if President Mahama gets the bill and chooses not to sign it, they will agitate, as they did in the past.
Speaking in a video shared on Facebook by The1957News on Friday, April 10, 2026 Sam George stated, “I hear people who say, you promised that President Mahama will know no peace if he doesn’t sign the bill. Yes. If President Mahama gets the bill and chooses not to sign it, we will agitate, as we did in the past,” he said.
“Because, as far as I’m concerned, Ghanaian family values are not political. Some people want to do politics with it, [I think] that is unfortunate,” he stated.
“But as we speak today, there is no bill before President Mahama to sign. So, what am I agitating or asking President Mahama to sign?” he quizzed.
“Let me remind people that, in 2021, when I introduced the bill, it took me two and a half years to pass it through Parliament. I introduced the bill in September 2021. It only got passed in February 2024. Between September 2021 and February 2024, I never asked President Akufo-Addo to sign anything,” he recalled.
He added, “In fact, for those who will remember, my fights were with the Chairman of the Committee at the time, Honourable Ayimedu, because he wasn’t acting expeditiously in the Committee.
“When the bill got passed by Parliament, and it got to [former] President Akufo-Addo, and he decided not to accept the bill, that is when I took President Akufo-Addo on, and said he should sign the bill,” he explained.
“When the case went to court, I didn’t take President Akufo-Addo on. I took Chief Justice Torkornoo on, and led the first demonstration against the Chief Justice in this country, and that LGBTQ+ demonstration was not against President Akufo-Addo,” he added.
“So, today, if there is any agitation to be had, it is for Parliament to expedite the process and take the bill and pass it”.
“I am confident, and I remain reassured, in the words of President Mahama, that when Parliament passes the bill, which we are working on, we will put it before him, and he will sign it,” he said.