President Muhammadu Buhari
has told Barrack Obama-led United States of America that he will not sanction
gay marriage in Nigeria, stating that ‘sodomy is against the
law of the country and abhorrent to our culture’.
The spokesperson of the
president, Femi Adesina said that the issue of gay marriage was discussed during
Buhari meeting in the US but he rejected the offer. “The
issue of gay marriage came up here yesterday.
PMB was point blank. Sodomy
is against the law in Nigeria, and abhorrent to our culture,”
he posted on his Twitter handle.
Recalled that Nigerians have
expressed fear that Obama might pressurized Buhari to sanction gay marriage in
Nigeria in order to get the support of the United States.
Civil Society Organisations,
also urged Buhari not to listen to the US government on issues of Gay rights, so
as to protect the laws and values of Nigeria.
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