Same Sex Bill Passed on Second Reading in Nigeria

Author:
Channels Web
Publisher:
Channels Web
Publication Date:
13 November 2012
Tags:
Nigeria, Governance, Legal and Judicial Affairs

A bill for an Act to prohibit marriage or civil union entered into between persons of same sex and solemnisation of same on Tuesday passed through the second reading in the House of Representatives. The bill, which passed without a dissenting voice, had previously been passed by the senate.

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