he Nigerian Senate today passed a Bill prohibiting same-sex marriage.
Termed Same-Sex Prohibition Bill, it stipulates a 14-year jail term for couples who get married and up to 10 years for those who help in the process.
Announcing the passage of the Bill, Senate president David mark said that marriage between same sexes is alien to the Nigerian tradition and against all religious morals.
Senators had last month vowed to pass the law since according to them, it is a taboo.
Speaking during the Public Hearing on the Bill on 31 October, Senate President David Mark rejected the proposal saying, “my faith as Christian abhors it. It is incomprehensible to contemplate on same sex marriage. I cannot understand it. I cannot be a party to it. There are enough men and women to marry each other. The whole idea is the importation of foreign culture but this one would be a freedom too many. We cannot allow our tradition and value system eroded.”
He had added also then that, “It is offensive. It is repugnant. I will preach against it and we must stand up to reject same sex marriages in Nigeria.”
However, a self-confessed lesbian, who gave her name as Dr. Obiowu and spoke on behalf of Nigerians in diaspora against anti-sex laws, had described the move to outlaw same sex marriage as a gross violation of their fundamental human right.
She said lesbians and others deserved to be allowed to live their lives since Nigeria is a secular state saying, “Fundamental human rights of segxwal minorities are violated because of criminalisation of same sex marriage”.
“If we are all same sex how do we produce human beings who have human rights?” asked Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba (PDP, Cross Rivers Central).
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Posted: at 29-11-2011 02:56 PM (12 years ago) | Addicted Hero
Chiluvsky at 29-11-2011 03:14 PM (12 years ago) (f)
Good news
Posted: at 29-11-2011 03:14 PM (12 years ago) | Gistmaniac
daddison at 29-11-2011 05:05 PM (12 years ago) (m)
Good but let them also legislate against poverty, unemployment, hunger, high level stealing, and bad governance. People are hungry and they are there treating frivolities.
Posted: at 29-11-2011 05:05 PM (12 years ago) | Upcoming
this is not the issue we want our government to deal with,we have alot in our country nigeria to fight against and not this they are saying here,bcos this one is not important for now.
Posted: at 29-11-2011 05:27 PM (12 years ago) | Upcoming
I applaud the senate for passing this law, it will be a lot better if they can pass another law to eradicate armed robbery, Kidnapping, children and women exploitation.
Posted: at 29-11-2011 05:36 PM (12 years ago) | Gistmaniac
richiestone at 29-11-2011 05:37 PM (12 years ago) (m)
Good news no way for fag's and lesbian's they can go to hell. If you are fag or lesbian answer senator Victor Ndoma-egbe question "if we are all same sex how do we produce human beings who have human rights?". Gay and Lesbianism is not African thing let live it for the foreign culture, if gay and Lesbianism where to be African thing the westerner would have condemn it as they have condemn circumcision.
Posted: at 29-11-2011 05:37 PM (12 years ago) | Upcoming
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