The Minister of State in charge of Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, has dismissed calls by the Minority in Parliament for President John Dramani Mahama to apologise over his recent comment that passage of the anti-LGBTQ bill is not the country’s most pressing priority although the subject is important.
The Minority had raised concerns over what it described as attempts to introduce LGBTQ-related concepts into Ghana’s Constitution through the ongoing constitutional review process.
At a press conference on April 7, John Ntim Fordjour, proponent of the anti-LGBTQ bill, pointed to portions of the Constitutional Review Committee’s report as evidence of what he termed troubling developments.
The caucus subsequently called on the President and the governing National Democratic Congress to apologise to religious and traditional leaders for allegedly failing to prioritise the legislation.
Speaking in an interview on JoyNews, April 7, 2026 Mr. Kwakye Ofosu rejected the Minority’s demand, questioning its basis.
“What is there to apologise for?” he asked. “Are you saying that what matters most to the public is the LGBTQ issue and not their welfare?” is that what the NPP is pushing?
He argued that the government remains focused on improving the living conditions of Ghanaians, particularly through job creation and economic stability, rather than engaging in what he described as misplaced priorities.
“Should the President apologise for making the welfare of Ghanaians his priority? Where is the logic in this? The President should apologise for saying that making sure the youth of Ghana has jobs is his priority? ” he added.
Mr. Kwakye Ofosu also criticised the Minority’s renewed push on the issue, questioning why it was not treated as urgent when the New Patriotic Party was in government.
“If it was truly a priority for them, why didn’t they act on it while in power? When did it suddenly become urgent?” he queried.
