Richard Ahiagbah accuses NDC of betraying Ghanaians over Family Values Bill

Richard Ahiagbah, National Communications Director of the NPP, has accused the NDC of misleading Ghanaians over its commitment to the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill. Mr. Ahiagbah alleged that the NDC strongly supported the Bill between 2021 and 2024, presenting it as a matter of national identity, culture, and values. According to Mr. Ahiagbah, "Pastors, chiefs, imams, and every Ghanaian who prayed, marched, and raised their voice for the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, you were scammed by the NDC, the people you trusted with your votes on December 7, 2024."

Mr. Ahiagbah argued that all NDC Members of Parliament supported the Bill in February 2024 and called on former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to assent to it. He claimed that the current administration led by President John Dramani Mahama has weakened the Bill through more than 30 amendments. Mr. Ahiagbah said the NDC benefited politically from its support for the legislation and that the NDC won the 2024 election as a result.

The Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, 2025 has been passed by Parliament with amendments exempting journalists, lawyers, and some medical professionals from sanctions under the law. The revised Bill is currently awaiting presidential assent.