Alban Bagbin is Ghana’s Speaker of Parliament
Speaker of Parliament, Rt Hon Kingsford Sumana Alban Bagbin, in January 2025, stated that one of the reasons the New Patriotic Party (NPP) lost the 2024 General Election was due to former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s position on the Anti-Gay Bill.
Delivering a speech to the Ghanaian community in Côte d’Ivoire, Bagbin stressed that it is Parliament — not the President — that holds the authority to pass laws.
“The LGBTQ bill was passed by Parliament, and the former president refused to assent to it, which was unconstitutional. There is no law that allows the president to refuse or fail to assent to a bill passed by Parliament,” Bagbin stated.
“Parliament is the authority for passing laws, not any other person, not the president. That decision was wrong, and all of you punished him for that,” he added.
Bagbin also shared his intention to present the bill to President Mahama for assent after consulting with the new Attorney General and Minister of Justice.
He expressed confidence that the bill would be passed this year, emphasising its significance.
“I am going to write to the new Attorney General and Minister of Justice for his comments so we can resend it to the new president for his assent. It will not take long; it will be passed this year. It is anti-God. Nobody should joke with me when it comes to that matter. I can lose my life because of that,” the Speaker of Parliament stated.
Alban Bagbin has made it clear that the bill will be passed, even at great personal cost.
Read the full story originally published on January 27, 2026 by www.ghanaweb.com
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