Former Ghanaian president states position on LGBTQ 

Former President of Ghana, John Dramani Mahama has publicly stated his position on the lesbian, homosexual, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) population, stating that as a devout Christian and member of the Assemblies of God, he rejects all LGBTQ practices.

John Mahama emphasized that he believes God created humans with a purposeful design.

Speaking on the Promotion of Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill 2021, commonly referred to as the Anti-LGBTQ+ bill, before Parliament, John Mahama spoke on the government’s reluctance to approve private members’ bills due to associated costs.

He stressed that the President had expressed hesitation to sign bills increasing government expenses, as revealed by the Attorney General.

He stated in a video shared by TV3, “I am an Assemblies of God member; the faith I have does not allow a man to marry a man and a woman to marry a woman. The bill is before Parliament, and the government has indicated that they won’t sign because the Attorney General has said a private members’ motion can be passed but must not come with a cost on the government. Based on that, the President has indicated that should a bill be brought before him, he should not sign.”

On a personal note, he declared  his disapproval, stating, “But for me personally, I don’t, as a human being, you will just get up and say I feel I am a woman, yet I was born as a man. God knew what he was doing when he created us as such, so when you ask me, my personal faith is against it.”