LGBTQ+: We will agitate if President Mahama chooses not to sign the bill – Sam George

Member of Parliament for Ningo-Prampram, Samuel Nartey George, has warned that there will be protests if President John Dramani Mahama refuses to sign the anti-LGBTQ+ bill when it is passed.

In a video shared by The1957News on Friday, April 10, 2026, and sighted by GhanaWeb, he said any future agitation will depend on the President’s decision after the bill is passed.

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“I hear people who say, you promised that President Mahama will know no peace, if he doesn't sign the bill. Yes. If President Mahama gets the bill, and chooses not to sign it, we will agitate, like we did in the past,” he said.

According to him, the issue should not be turned into partisan politics, describing any such attempts as ‘unfortunate’.

“Because, as far as, I'm concerned, Ghanaian family values are not political. Some people want to do politics with it, [I think] that is unfortunate,” he stated.

Sam George, who is also the Minister of Communications, Digital Technology and Innovations further clarified that the bill is currently not before the President.

He explained that the legislative process must be completed before any demand is made on the President.

“But as we speak today, there is no bill before President Mahama to sign. So, what am I agitating or asking President Mahama to sign?,” he quizzed.

The minister, while recounting the process and timelines involved, referenced the previous family values bill, outlining the challenges it faced and how long it took in Parliament.

“Let me remind people that, in 2021, when I introduced the bill, it took me two and a half years to pass it through Parliament. I introduced the bill in September 2021. It only got passed in February 2024. Between September 2021 and February 2024, I never asked President Akufo-Addo to sign anything,” he recalled.

He said that his earlier concerns were directed at Parliament, not the then President adding that pressure on the President only started after the bill was passed.

“In fact, for those who will remember, my fights were with the Chairman of the Committee at the time, Honorable Ayimedu, that he wasn't acting expeditiously in the Committee.

“When the bill got passed by Parliament, and it got to [former] President Akufo-Addo, and he decided not to accept the bill, that is when I took President Akufo-Addo on, and said he should sign the bill,” he explained.

“When the case went to court, I didn't take President Akufo-Addo on. I took Chief Justice Torkornoo on, and led the first demonstration against the Chief Justice in this country, and that LGBTQ+ demonstration, was not against President Akufo-Addo,” he added.

Sam George stressed that the current focus should be on Parliament since the bill is currently before it.

“So, today, if there is any agitation to be had, it is for Parliament to expedite the process and take the bill and pass it,” he indicated.

He concluded by expressing confidence that President Mahama will sign the bill once it is passed by Parliament.

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“I am confident, and I remain reassured, in the words of President Mahama, that when Parliament passes the bill, which we are working on, we will put it before him, and he will sign it,” he said.

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