Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has strongly criticized former President Akufo-Addo for not assenting to the Anti-Gay Bill, calling the decision unconstitutional.
Speaking to the Ghanaian community in Côte d'Ivoire on January 21, 2025, Bagbin emphasized that it is Parliament, not the president, that holds the authority to pass laws. "The LGBTQ bill was passed by Parliament, the former president refused to assent to it, which was unconstitutional.
There is no law allowing 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.
