Ghana's opposition leader expresses anti-LGBTQ stance ahead of Dec. elections


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  • Thursday, 01 Feb 2024

FILE PHOTO: Ghana President John Dramani Mahama is seen on arrival for the international mediation on Gambia election conflict in Banjul, Gambia December 13, 2016 REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde/File Photo

ACCRA (Reuters) - Ghana's former president and leading opposition presidential candidate John Dramani Mahama on Wednesday expressed his opposition to LGBTQ+ rights but did not say if he would support a bill aimed at criminalizing same-sex relations.

The main opposition party, the National Democratic Congress, voted last year to retain Mahama as its leader for the 2024 presidential election.

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