The Minority Caucus in Parliament has accused the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) of reneging on its earlier stance on the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill following the passage of a heavily amended version of the legislation.

In a statement issued on June 4, 2026, the Minority, led by Alexander Kwamena Afenyo-Markin, said the New Patriotic Party (NPP) remains firmly opposed to the normalisation of LGBTQ+ practices and insists that the original bill passed in 2024 should be maintained without alterations.

The Minority Caucus stressed that its position reflects what it described as the values of the majority of Ghanaians.

It stated: "The NPP unequivocally rejects the normalisation, promotion or protection of LGBTQ+ values and practices within Ghanaian society. This position is consistent with the views of the people we are in politics to serve, the Ghanaian people."

The statement added that the bill was unanimously passed in the 8th Parliament after extensive debate, with both sides agreeing on its original intent.

The Minority accused the NDC of shifting its position on the legislation after previously resisting attempts to amend it while in opposition and strongly campaigning for its passage.

It said: "In 2024, what was clear to the country was that both sides of the 8th Parliament, convinced that the Bill reflected the cultural, religious and moral convictions of the overwhelming majority of Ghanaians, after the debate, where issues were raised and discussed, passed it, unanimously."

The NPP further claimed that the NDC had used the bill as a political campaign tool ahead of the 2024 elections, including criticising delays in presidential assent and portraying the NPP as unsupportive of the legislation.

The Minority said the reintroduced Private Members’ Bill has now undergone 31 amendments, which it argues fundamentally change its original form and intent.

The statement read in part: "The NDC further demonstrated that conviction through their strong and vocal public disapproval of the Presidency’s refusal to receive the 2024 anti-LGBTQ+ Bill for assent, a refusal premised on the explanation that receipt would prejudice pending court cases challenging the constitutionality of the Bill and the processes that heralded its passage."

It further added: "The NPP holds that this heavily amended Bill represents a clear departure from the NDC’s 2024 position and a fundamental breach of faith with the Ghanaian people."

The Minority also pointed to what it described as conflicting positions within the government following the passage of the amended bill in Parliament.

It referenced comments attributed to President John Dramani Mahama, Speaker Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, and Majority Leader Mahama Ayariga, suggesting differing interpretations of the legislative process and its validity.

The statement also cited remarks allegedly made by President Mahama during an engagement at Chatham House in London, suggesting there was no urgency on the part of the administration to expedite the bill’s passage into law.

The Minority maintained that the central issue is not public support for the values contained in the legislation, but what it described as political trust and consistency.

It stated, "Yet, upon assuming office, the NDC has taken a markedly different position. The reintroduced Private Members Bill has undergone thirty-one (31) amendments, fundamentally altering provisions the NDC MPs were earlier against amending."

The statement concluded with a direct challenge to the governing party: "The issue before the country has never been whether or not Ghanaians support the values embodied in the 2024 Bill. That is not in doubt. The real issue is whether the NDC can be trusted."