Felix Kwakye Ofosu, the Minister of State in charge of Government Communications, has quizzed Ghanaians criticising President John Dramani Mahama over his recent comments on LGBTQ+ issues.
According to Felix Kwakye Ofosu, Mahama’s remarks should not have attracted criticism, after he stated his government is focused on addressing the immediate needs and challenges facing citizens.
Speaking in an interview on Peace FM’s Kokrokoo programme on April 10, 2026, Kwakye Ofosu explained, “The President said the pressure from the West is not his priority. One of the things we fear in this country is speaking out because of public backlash.
“So, if a President says his priority is the welfare of Ghanaians, do you crucify such a person? If someone says he is prioritising your welfare, what you eat, your health, and your overall wellbeing, do you criticise him?” he said.
However, Rev. Fr. Michael Quaicoe, the Director of Governance, Justice and Peace at the Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference, has said a truly prosperous nation is the combination of economic excellence and moral values.
According to Rev. Fr. Michael Quaicoe, Ghana cannot treat moral values and economic development as competing priorities in the ongoing national debate over the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values bill, commonly known as the Anti-LGBTQ+ bill.
Rev. Fr. Michael Quaicoe argued that both economic development and the anti-LGBTQ+ bill must be pursued together.
Speaking on JOY NEWS Top Story, Rev. Fr. Michael Quaicoe stated, “A nation truly prosperous is the combination of the pursuit of both economic excellence and the upholding of moral values”.
“So it is not one over the other. It is not a question of this or that. It is more a question of this and that,” he stressed.
Meanwhile, Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin has stated that President John Dramani Mahama has assured him that once the Anti-LGBTQ Bill is passed by parliament, he will assent to it.
Alban Bagbin is quoted by a TV3 news card as having said, “President Mahama has assured me that once we pass the bill, he will assent to it”.
In related news, Alban Bagbin, the Speaker of Parliament, has promised that Parliament will pass the Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill, commonly known as the anti-LGBTQ+ bill.
According to Alban Bagbin, when members of parliament return to the House for reconsideration of the anti-LGBTQ+ bill.
Speaking at a forum on April 11, 2026, he stated, “A number of members of Parliament who believe in it decided to promote it in Parliament. And you know the things I said before.
“I’m not a man of words. I’m a man of action, and that is how we got it passed in Parliament.”
“For some reason, the president did not sign it…I’m sure one of the reasons why we punished him and his party. So we started, and we processed it. It has gone through all the stages, and at the next meeting of Parliament, we shall pass it”, he remarked.
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