The National Democratic Congress (NDC) flagbearer, John Dramani Mahama, has chastised President Nana Akufo-Addo for his handling of the anti-LGBTQ bill and urged him to consult the Council of State.

President Akufo-Addo’s decision to reject the bill, according to Mr. Mahama, is incorrect and undemocratic.

Speaking at a gathering in Nelerigu, North East Region, with clergy and imams, Mr. Mahama asserts that the Council of State ought to step in.

“The president can refer the bill to the Council of State and say that look, I have received this bill from Parliament and I want you to take a look at it and advise me about this bill. And so the Council of State will look at it and then they will write their advice to the president and then the president will take that advice and based on that either sign it or if Council of State raises legitimate issues, the president will send it back to Parliament with the issues that were raised by the Council of State. That is what the Constitution says. But the Constitution also says that Parliament shall present the bill to the President. It is a constitutional action. And the fact that somebody has filed an interlocutory motion in the Supreme Court does not stop the Parliament from presenting the bill.”