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LGBTQ agenda being quietly inserted into constitutional review – Ntim Fordjour claims
7+ hour, 40+ min ago (268+ words) Former Deputy Minister of Education, Rev. John Ntim Fordjour, has accused the National Democratic Congress (NDC) of pursuing what he described as a covert and coordinated attempt to introduce LGBTQ provisions into Ghana's Constitution and educational system. In a post…...
NaCCA revises teacher manual, withdraws 'gender definition' content deemed contrary to Ghanaian values
2+ day, 20+ hour ago (283+ words) The National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NaCCA), together with the Ministry of Education, has moved to withdraw a section of a teacher support manual and release a revised version, following public concern over content related to gender identity. In…...
Ghanaians demanding accountability on key promises – NPP General Secretary
1+ week, 2+ day ago (344+ words) The General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Justin Frimpong Kodua, has said a fair assessment of the government's first year in office must be grounded in a careful review of what it promised Ghanaians and what it has…...
Emmanuel Bedzrah calls out Afenyo-Markin over ‘false claims’ of NDC-NPP consensus on LGBTQ Bill
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (629+ words) The Ho West MP, Emmanuel Bedzrah, has dismissed claims by Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin that there was a high-level consensus between the NDC and NPP in 2024 that the controversial bill was "needless." Speaking on JoyNews" PM Express on Tuesday, the…...
If the anti-LGBTQ bill is not passed, I won’t return to Parliament - Emmanuel Bedzrah vows on live TV
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (507+ words) Ho West MP, Emmanuel Kwasi Bedzrah, has declared that he will not return to Parliament if the Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill is not passed and assented to. Speaking on JoyNews" PM Express on Wednesday, Mr…...
We want to see Anti-LGBTQ Bill on Order Paper tomorrow - Rev. Ntim Fordjour
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (357+ words) Sponsor of the controversial Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, Rev. John Ntim Fordjour, has called on Parliament to immediately act on the Speaker's ruling that the Anti-LGBTQ Bill must be reintroduced in the current session. The Speaker of…...
Gov’t committed to passing and sponsoring Anti-LGBTQ Bill – Tanko Computer
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (329+ words) Deputy Director of Elections and IT for the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Rashid Tanko Computer, says the government is fully committed to ensuring the passage of the Anti-LBGTQI+ Bill, saying that the administration is even prepared to sponsor the legislation…...
Akufo-Addo's failure to sign Anti-LGBTQ bill cost NPP 2024 election - Ntim Fordjour
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (309+ words) Member of Parliament for Assin South, Rev John Ntim Fordjour, has attributed the New Patriotic Party's (NPP) loss in the 2024 General Elections to former President Nana Akufo-Addo's refusal to assent to the anti-LGBTQ+ bill. The controversial bill, which sought to…...
Abstention is complicity - Minority caucus blasts gov't over LGBTQ vote
6+ mon, 6+ day ago (619+ words) The Minority Caucus has condemned government's decision to abstain from a crucial vote on LGBTQ issues at the United Nations Human Rights Council. The NPP MPs described the move as a betrayal of Ghanaian values and a worrying sign of…...
Gov’t betrays its own promises on LGBTQ - Samuel Jinapor fires over UN abstention
6+ mon, 6+ day ago (565+ words) Ranking Member on Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee, Samuel Abu Jinapor, has condemned what he describes as the government's betrayal of its own promises on Ghana's LGBTQ policy. Reacting to Ghana's decision to abstain from a critical vote on LGBTQ issues…...