Minority Caucus accuses ruling party of fundamentally altering legislation they once championed
The New Patriotic Party’s Minority Caucus in Parliament has fired a blistering salvo at the ruling National Democratic Congress, accusing the party of committing a historic act of political betrayal by rewriting the very anti-LGBTQ+ legislation they once swore to defend, protect, and fast-track into law.
In a strongly worded statement signed by Minority Leader Osahen Alexander Kwamena Afenyo-Markin on June 4, 2026, the NPP said the reintroduced Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, now bearing 31 amendments, represents a fundamental departure from what the NDC passionately advocated while in opposition.
“The NPP holds that this heavily amended Bill represents a clear departure from the NDC’s 2024 position and a fundamental breach of faith with the Ghanaian people,” the statement declared, leaving no room for diplomatic hedging.
The original Bill was passed unanimously by the 8th Parliament in 2024, with the NDC, then in opposition, playing a pivotal role in resisting any efforts to water it down or amend its provisions. The party mobilised religious leaders, condemned the Akufo-Addo presidency for not assenting to it, and used it as a major weapon in the 2024 election campaign, portraying the NPP as soft on LGBTQ+ issues.
That vigorous public posture makes the current amendments all the more damning in the NPP’s eyes. The Minority points out that the 31 changes introduced by the NDC-controlled 9th Parliament fundamentally alter provisions that the same NDC MPs once voted against amending. The irony, the NPP says, is too stark to ignore.
“It is both strange and hypocritical for the NDC to have demanded immediate presidential assent to the 2024 Bill, only to return to Parliament and substantially rewrite that same Bill upon assuming office,” the statement continued.
For the NPP, this is not merely a legislative disagreement β it is evidence of deep political insincerity. The party says Ghanaians who voted for the NDC on the strength of its anti-LGBTQ+ campaigning deserve better than to see those commitments quietly abandoned through the backdoor of parliamentary amendments.
The Minority Caucus is calling for the Bill passed in 2024 to be restored to its original form and sent to President John Dramani Mahama for assent, a demand they say reflects the will of the overwhelming majority of Ghanaians.