The Senate said Commonwealth of Nations laws are not binding on Nigeria.
The Senate said this yesterday while reacting to the recent signing by Queen Elizabeth of a new Commonwealth Charter that embraces universal human rights, including homosexuality, for all Commonwealth citizens.
Speaking to our correspondent on phone yesterday, the spokesman of the Senate, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe, said the Commonwealth could not make laws for Nigeria because it (Nigeria) is an independent country.
He said the Senate has, through a bill, made homosexuality illegal in Nigeria, and that no Commonwealth law or charter can change the Senate's position on the issue.
NAN reports that the Charter, which details 16 core beliefs, was adopted by all the member nations in December 2012.
The charter states "We are implacably opposed to all forms of discrimination, whether rooted in gender, race, colour, creed, political belief or other grounds."
There are reports that the queen is sticking up for queens everywhere by signing on the Commonwealth Charter, a document designed to "stamp out discrimination against homosexual people and promote the 'empowerment' of women."
The document applies not just to the United Kingdom, but to the entire Commonwealth of Nations, which includes Australia, India, parts of Africa and many other countries.
Considering that homosexual acts are currently a capital offense in several parts of the Commonwealth, this treaty could be a historic step forward for gay rights.
But Abaribe said "I am not aware that the Commonwealth of Nations is making laws for Nigeria. Nigeria, as a Federal Republic, is an independent country. Our association with the Commonwealth of Nations is voluntary. The fact the Commonwealth of Nations makes any law or sign any charter does not necessarily mean that we must accept such, especially if such a law or charter is in conflict with our own law. Homosexuality has become an illegal practice in Nigeria and no Commonwealth law or charter can make us change this," he said.
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the royal qeen think that colonia system is still working, so nigerian most abide with it. God bless u.
Why is the West and their followers expecting developing nations to follow in allmost every self serving rules set to increase profit for their industrial base at the disadvantage of these developing countries ? The gay movement for instance have no relevance to either the economy or culture of Nigeria. I am not sure of any developing nation that suggest citizens must not belong to whatever social or political organization , all they're saying is that they're not interested in such dubious organizations with intent to aggravate the fragile social and political structure. I have not heard in history of any Western nation that have had the audacity to stamp approval on anti-social structures that is capable to disrupt system taboo in their nations . Britain for many years ago had split concerning the need to keep the monarchy especially in the years following some disruption to tradition in that family . Not a single African or developing nation had the audacity to threaten or query their right of force them to chose against what they believe to be good for the nation . Nigeria have no such thing as Gay movement culturally,, what is the obsession to bring them into it in the first place ? How much of our democratic freedom do we have to abandon to keep our relationship with former colonial partners ? They need to understand the government of Nigeria have no interest to citizen individual choices as long as they do it out of the country. I can not imagine the price potential gay will pay for only exposing his gay status in my village, it'll amount to death even before the government comes to interfere. Keep your lifestyle off Developing countries, gay and lesbianism are not part of our culture,it is a distraction . The West have demonstrated it has been part of the culture. Recent revelation about breach of trust among the various Churches show evidence of cultural pattern among the polity .
Yet the "commonwealth" does not exist in the issuance of visas to these countries. I beg throway dis one for corner. The same tactics used to colonize Africa are being recycled. Sadly, some of us still fall for the same tricks.
Thank you so much, senator Enyinnaya Abaribe. Your defense is the stand of all those who are on the Gods side, not only in Nigeria but world over. Homosexuality, lesbianism, and all their likes are the extremist’s rebellious indulgences against God, nature and creation. The bible says: ‘you shall not lie with a male as one lies with a female, it is an abomination’ and ‘if there is a man who lies with a male as those lie with a woman, both of them have committed a detestable act, they shall be put to death. Their blood guiltiness shall be upon them’ Leviticus 18:22, 20:13 Those that falsely propagate these things in the name of advancing Freedom, democracy, and civilizations are only incurring God’s wrath. They are even contradicting the meaning of the word Democracy. Democracy is built on the principle of majority taking the win. The good peoples of the world converge in majority against Gay movement. I am yet to see that religion of man; past and present that endorses immorality. Anything that runs contrary to God and creation is a teaching of the satanic occultism. Anyone that endorses and joins these ideologies is a follower of Satan. The mission of every satanic movement is to gather, mislead and destroy its victims. The world is warned. Do not mind whoever is endorsing it: be it the Queen of England, the Pope, or your Bishop, do not join them. Damnation awaits all the world leaders, including the religious and all the adherents of philosophies that challenge GOD.
AKUDOLU IGNATIUS, AWKA. (akudoluignatius@gmail.com)
We SAY NO MORE; the AFRICANS have already analyze what needs to be say about the evil and destruction of gay lifestyles. AFRICANS AND AFRICA NEED NO MORE DESTRUCTION THAT CAN BITE THEM FOR EVERLASTING - NO MORE !!
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