The Presidency announced on Wednesday that President Muhammadu Buhari has flatly rejected a proposal from the United States to reverse Nigeria’s anti-gay law.
Buhari is in the United States on a four-day official trip on the invitation of President Barack Obama.
Buhari spokesman, Femi Adesina, took to twitter to announce that American officials broached the idea to Buhari, who replied that gay marriage was not only against Nigerian law but against the culture of the people.
“The issue of gay marriage came up here yesterday. PMB (Buhari) was point blank. Sodomy is against the law in Nigeria, and abhorrent to our culture.
“The same sex marriage issue came up at the joint session of Senate and House Committees on Foreign Affairs, not in direct talks with Obama.
“Talks shifted to another matter once PMB emphatically stated Nigeria’s stand on same sex mar
riage. The issue was not pushed”, Adesina said on his twitter handle on Wednesday.
riage. The issue was not pushed”, Adesina said on his twitter handle on Wednesday.
Many Nigerians had expressed fears that American government would try to get Buhari to reverse the law, which was signed by former President Goodluck Jonathan last year.
The fear is borne out of the belief that America has been emboldened by its recent Supreme Court judgement legalising gay-marriage and may want to push the issue to any country seeking its assistance on any matter as Buhari has gone for help to fulful his campaign promises to Nigerians.
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