Accra, Ghana – June 4, 2026 – A prominent Ghanaian activist has strongly criticized President John Dramani Mahama for his approach to the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, commonly known as the anti-LGBTQ bill, accusing him of repeating the delays seen under the previous administration.
Moses Foh-Amoaning, a private legal practitioner and Executive Secretary of the National Coalition for Proper Human Sexual Rights and Family Values, expressed his disappointment in a radio interview on Asempa FM. He directly compared President Mahama’s handling of the bill to that of his predecessor, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo.
“Mr President, you are going the same way as the former president,” Foh-Amoaning stated, adding that he felt compelled to speak out despite his personal friendship with the current president.
The activist argued that President Mahama should prioritize the bill’s passage into law with the same urgency he applied to a recent United Nations resolution that declared slavery a crime against humanity. Foh-Amoaning framed the international pressure to accept LGBTQ+ rights as a “new form of slavery.”
“Can’t you see that this thing that the UN agencies—WHO, UNESCO, UNDP—have joined forces to stop the passage of the law, and they are pumping money into the country… so we have these things in the country for men to be sleeping with men?” he asked, speaking in the Twi dialect. He asserted that Western nations and multilateral organizations are attempting to force Ghana to accept homosexuality, a behavior he described as being pushed upon Ghanaians against their will.
His remarks were a direct response to the President’s recent public statements, where Mahama indicated that the bill’s enactment was not an immediate priority and that its implementation would take time.
“Instead of you speaking for us, you are saying it is not your priority. I don’t understand it,” Foh-Amoaning said, expressing frustration that the bill, which has already been passed by Parliament, is facing further delays.
As of this report, President Mahama’s office has not issued a formal response to the criticisms. The Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, which prohibits homosexual activities, remains a highly debated issue in the country, with ongoing discussions about its legal status and enforcement.
