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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