The Project for Human Development, PHD, a
Civil Society Organisation, on Sunday urged President Muhammadu Buhari not to
listen to the U.S. government on issues of gay rights, so as to protect the
laws and values of Nigeria.
The call was made at a
rally in Lagos, against the backdrop of Mr. Buhari’s visit to the US on Monday.
The theme of the rally
was, “Gay Marriage: Obama, Please Leave Nigeria Alone”.
Mr. Buhari will on
Monday, July 20, be at Washington DC on a four-day official visit, during which
he will hold talks with President Barack Obama and other senior officials of
the United States government.
Jerry Okwuosa,
Director-General of PHD, said that the rally was to hint Mr. Buhari on the
fears by Nigerians that Mr. Obama might ask him to decriminalise “the Same Sex
Prohibition Law of Nigeria.”
According to him, this
is a way for the U.S. to promote gay rights, which is a part of American
foreign policy.
The U.S. is now the
major exporter of gay rights in the world. It has recently pressurised Uganda
for a reverse of its anti-gay law.
Under the influence of
the U.S., Mozambique has recently decriminalized its anti-gay law. At the
moment, U.S. is putting pressure on Kenya to legalize gay Marriage.
Fear is being
entertained that Obama might trade off US assistance to President Buhari’s
government with shooting down Goodluck Jonathan’s anti-gay law.
“We are however, urging
President Buhari to reject such a trade-off, ” he said.
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