Alban Bagbin, the Speaker of Parliament, has said that he will solicit advice on the Anti-LGBTQ+ Bill in writing from the newly appointed Attorney General and Minister of Justice.
Speaking to the Ghanaian community in Côte d'Ivoire on January 26, 2025, Bagbin emphasized the significance of the bill which had earlier been passed by Parliament but had not received former President Akufo-Addo's approval, a move he believed to be unconstitutional. "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. "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," Bagbin stated. "I am going to write and send it to the new Attorney-General and Minister of Justice for his comments so that we can resend it to the new president for his assent.
