President John Dramani Mahama has reaffirmed his administration’s stance on marriage and family values, popularly known as the Anti-LGBTQ+ Bill
Speaking during a meeting with the Christian Council at Jubilee House on Tuesday, November 18, 2025, Mahama noted that the previous administration never submitted the bill for presidential assent, meaning it expired.
He underscored the government’s position, saying, “Marriage is between man and woman. A person’s gender is determined at birth. And the family is a foundation of our nation. We agree with the Christian Council in terms of your belief.”
The President confirmed that the Speaker has given notice for the bill to be reintroduced in Parliament. “If the Parliament of the people of Ghana endorse the bill and vote on it and pass it and it comes to me as president, I will sign it,” he said.
Mahama’s comments signal alignment with the Christian Council on family values while emphasizing that the legislative process will take its course in Parliament.
This follows a ruling by Speaker Alban Bagbin on October 28, which clarified that the anti-LGBTQ bill must be reintroduced in the current Parliament after expiring at the end of the 8th Parliament.
The ruling came after a debate in which Majority Leader Mahama Ayariga argued that the bill had already passed and did not need reintroduction.
The Speaker disagreed, stating that all pending business from the dissolved 8th Parliament had ceased.
The bill has now returned to Parliament as a private member’s bill, reintroduced by Ningo-Prampram MP Sam George, Reverend Ntim Fordjour, and several colleagues.
