Minister of State in charge of Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, has rejected calls by the NPP Minority in Parliament for President John Dramani Mahama to apologise over the government’s handling of the anti-LGBTQ bill. The response follows criticism from the Minority, which accused the government of failing to give the bill the urgency it deserves amid the ongoing constitutional review debate.
The Minority’s concerns were publicly raised after Assin South MP John Ntim Fordjour, who sponsors the anti-LGBTQ bill, pointed to portions of the Constitutional Review Committee’s report which he said suggested attempts to introduce LGBTQ-related concepts into Ghana’s constitutional framework. The opposition subsequently demanded an apology from the President and the governing NDC, accusing them of failing to stand firmly with religious and traditional leaders on the issue.
Responding on The Pulse on JoyNews on Tuesday, April 7, Kwakye Ofosu strongly dismissed the demand and defended the government’s priorities.
“What is there to apologise for?” he questioned.
He argued that the administration’s primary concern remains the welfare of Ghanaians, particularly in relation to employment, livelihoods and broader economic conditions.
“So the President should go and apologise for making the welfare of Ghanaians his priority? Is that what they are calling you for? Where is the logic in this?” he asked.
Kwakye Ofosu also criticised what he described as misplaced priorities by the opposition, insisting that issues affecting the daily lives of citizens should take precedence over political point-scoring.
“Should the president apologise for saying that the youth of Ghana having jobs is a priority?” he asked.
He further questioned the timing of the Minority’s renewed push, suggesting the same level of urgency was not shown when the NPP was in power.
“If it were a priority for them, why did they not sign it when they were in power?” he asked.
The latest exchange adds to growing political tensions over the anti-LGBTQ bill, which remains one of the country’s most divisive national issues and continues to trigger sharp disagreement between the government and opposition.
