Nigeria: FG Tells Obama Off Over Gay Rights

8 December 2011

The Federal Government Wednesday, reacted to the position US President Barack Obama on same-sex marriage, saying the country reserved the right to make laws as a sovereign nation that governs it.

Reacting to the move by Obama to intensify campaign for gay rights at a time the senate is trying to make homosexuality a criminal act, Minister of Information, Mr. Labaran Maku, said there were norms and practices peculiar to each country and society which should be respected and not overlooked on the altar of human rights so as not to assault the sensibilities of the people.

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