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The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has announced his plans to petition the Attorney-General and Minister for Justice to advise him on the way forward for the Anti-LGBTQ+ Bill.

Mr. Bagbin, speaking to a Ghanaian community in La Côte d’Ivoire Sunday, January 26, 2025, reemphasised the importance of the bill passed by Parliament on February 29, 2024, but was not assented to by the then President, Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo.

He reiterated an earlier statement he made that the former President’s refusal to assent to the bill was unconstitutional.

“The LGBTQ bill was passed by Parliament, the former president refused to assent to it, which was unconstitutional. There is no law allowing the President to refuse or fail to assent to a bill passed by Parliament.

“Parliament is the authority for passing laws, not any other person, not the President. That decision was wrong, and all of you punished him for that,” Bagbin stated.

The Speaker indicated that he will ensure that the bill is passed this year, indicating his readiness to even sacrifice his life for that.

“I am going to write to the new Attorney General and Minister for Justice for his comments for us to resend it to the new president for his assent. So it is not going to take time it will be passed this year. It is anti-God…Nobody should joke with me when it comes to that area. I can lose my life because of that,” he added.

Anti-LGBTQ+ Bill will be passed even if it comes at great personal cost – Bagbin assures