MP dismisses allegation raised during committee debate on ‘anti-LGBT’ bill.
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament for Assin South, Rev John Ntim Fordjour, has denied allegations of a sexual relationship with transgender musician Angel Maxine.
His response follows claims referenced during parliamentary deliberations on the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, 2025.
MP rejects allegation
Addressing the claims, Rev Ntim Fordjour dismissed the assertion, stating, “Maxine, in her old or present life, contrary to her claim that she has had intercourse with me, I have never engaged in any such act.”
He further indicated that his personal beliefs were consistent with what he described as relationships ordained “between Adam and Eve.”
Debate surfaces during parliamentary proceedings
The issue was raised by Samuel Nartey George, the principal sponsor of the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, during a clause-by-clause consideration of the proposed legislation by Parliament’s Committee on Constitutional and Legal Affairs in Accra.
Mr George, who also serves as Minister for Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations and is the National Democratic Congress (NDC) MP for Ningo-Prampram, suggested that “individuals who publicly identify as part of the LGBTQ community could face prosecution if the bill is passed into law.”
He also referred to social commentator Headucator, indicating that the individual “could face prosecution under the proposed law for allegedly presenting himself as a member of the LGBT community and promoting such conduct.”
Raising the specific allegation, Mr George stated: “He now claims that he is having sexual intercourse with Hon. Ntim Fordjour and that Hon. Ntim Fordjour is his gay lover. That person is making such claims. Why are we saying that this individual is not prosecutable?”
Bill under scrutiny
The Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, 2025 — widely referred to as the anti-LGBTQ Bill — seeks to criminalise same-sex relations and related advocacy.
Parliament’s Constitutional and Legal Affairs Committee has begun a detailed, clause-by-clause review of the bill following its referral by the Speaker, as debate continues over its legal and social implications.
