The Minority group in Ghana’s Parliament wants the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, 2025, to be passed quickly when Parliament returns from its break.
This bill intends to make activities related to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT+) people illegal.
After a meeting with different stakeholders, Alhassan Sulemana Tampuli, who is the Deputy Ranking Member on Parliament’s Constitutional and Legal Affairs Committee, said the bill should be passed immediately once the committee presents its report.
“Mr. Chairman, we, on the Minority, and I believe this is a collective position, that when Parliament resumes sometime in May, we should ensure that this bill is passed under Certificate of Urgency.
“As a committee, we can make that determination. We have passed so many laws under Certificate of Urgency, and this also fits to be passed under Certificate of Urgency to bring finality to this matter that has been in the public domain for some time.
“So that the same day, His Excellency the President John Dramani Mahama, will sign and give assent to the bill that has been passed by the good and virtuous people of Ghana,” he said.
The Chairman of the same committee, Shaibu Mahama, also spoke about the bill. He said Parliament will look at it when they return, and he is confident that John Dramani Mahama will approve it.
“We don’t rank bills in the order of importance. As we process the bills, we’re assured that this bill will be considered when we resume. We have a President who will assent to it. It doesn’t matter what time it gets there. Let me assure Ghanaians that this will be considered on the floor of Parliament,” he assured.
