The Same-Sex Prohibition Bill scaled through its third reading today and was passed by an overwhelming majority of the Senate. It stipulates a 14-year jail term for offenders.
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.
“My faith as a Christian abhors it,” said Mark. “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.”
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.
“Fundamental human rights of sexual minorities are violated because of criminalisation of same sex marriage,” she said.-DAILYTIMES
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