The Minority in Parliament has stressed the need for the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, otherwise known as the anti-LGBTQI bill, to be passed under a certificate of urgency once the House resumes from recess.

Speaking at a stakeholder engagement on the bill on Friday, April 24, 2026, the Deputy Ranking Member on Parliament’s Constitutional and Legal Affairs Committee and Member of Parliament for Gushegu, Hassan Tampuli, said the bill must be passed the same day the committee presents its report to the plenary.

"I believe this is a collective position, that when Parliament resumes sometime in May, we should ensure that this bill is passed under a certificate of urgency.

"We have passed so many laws under a certificate of urgency and this is one that is fit to be passed under a certificate of urgency to bring finality to this matter that has been in the public domain for some time. So that the same day, His Excellency the President will sign and give assent to the bill that has been passed by the good and righteous people of Ghana," he noted.

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The anti-LGBTQI bill seeks to impose criminal sanctions on same-sex relations and related advocacy activities.

The bill was passed in a previous Parliament but was not assented to by former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo at the time, leading to its lapse in 2024.

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