Ahmed Ibrahim accuses NPP MPs of hypocrisy over anti-LGBT bill
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Ahmed Ibrahim, the Minister of Local Government, Chieftaincy, and Religious Affairs, has accused Members of Parliament from the New Patriotic Party NPP of hypocrisy regarding the anti-LGBT bill. Speaking on April 20, 2026, during the Government Accountability Series, Ibrahim claimed that NPP MPs, who are now advocating for the bill's passage under the John Dramani Mahama government, had previously failed to support it when their own government was in power. He stated that four NPP MPs initially joined four National Democratic Congress NDC legislators to sponsor the first anti-gay bill but then "ran away" when it was time for its passage. Ibrahim noted that three other NDC MPs had to be called to join the remaining NDC members to form a group of seven, including Reverend Ntim Fordjour, to push the bill. The Minister asserted that NPP MPs are now attempting to portray the Mahama administration as unwilling to pass the bill for political gain, a tactic he believes will not succeed. He assured that President Mahama is committed to ensuring the bill's passage. Ibrahim also disclosed that the Constitutional and Legal Committee of Parliament is scheduled to meet on April 23, 2026, to discuss the bill's future.
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