Nigeria, UN disagree over same-sex marriage

Nigeria and the United Nations Human Rights Council may clash over the country’s current position on the abolition of death penalty and same-sex marriage.

This emerged during a post-Federal Executive Council meeting briefing addressed by the Minister of Information, Mr. Labaran Maku, on Wednesday.

He identified two areas where Nigeria had continued to differ with the council to include the abolition of death penalty and the clamour for same-sex marriage.

“There are two areas Nigeria has continued to differ with the United Nations Human Rights Council and these two areas have to do with the abolition of death penalty as well as the clamour by some nations for the enforcement of same-sex marriage.

“But in relation to same-sex marriage, also we still have fundamental differences within our country and so we are trying to look into it and see what position Nigeria will take.”

Maku however said it would be difficult for any nation to enforce a value that was strange to its society.

It's only a matter of time am sure before our politicians bow to the wishes of America and Euro on the issue of same sex, of course to grease their pocket will expedite the process as usual.