The New Patriotic Party and the Minority Caucus in Parliament have urged John Dramani Mahama to refocus his administration’s agenda on what they describe as the immediate concerns of citizens.

Their call follows comments made by the President during a meeting with civil society groups at the Jubilee House in Accra on Monday, March 30, where he suggested that the proposed anti-LGBTQ+ bill, while significant, does not rank among the country’s most urgent issues.

Speaking to journalists at the party’s headquarters, John Ntim Fordjour, Member of Parliament for Assin South and a sponsor of the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, took issue with the President’s stance, accusing him of departing from assurances given prior to assuming office.

He maintained that the legislation remains a major concern for a large segment of the population, pointing to research by CDD-Ghana indicating broad public support for such a measure.

Rev. Fordjour further called on the President to take decisive action to facilitate the bill’s passage in Parliament and grant assent once it is approved.

“The real shift we are witnessing is beyond ideology. It is purely deception. They exploited the genuine moral concerns of Ghanaians as a stepping stone to power. They weaponised it to deceive the public only to turn around in power to abandon the pursuit and now deprioritise these concerns at the altar of political convenience and international appeasement.

“Now therefore the NPP together with the overwhelming majority of Ghanaians demands the immediate re-alignment of President Mahama’s priorities. President John Mahama must realign his priorities in line with the overwhelming majority of Ghanaians,” he emphasised.