As President Muhammadu Buhari prepares to meet with
his United States counterpart, Barack Obama, in the White
House next Monday, the US government is expected to
make another case asking the Nigerian government to
repeal its law against same-sex unions.
Making this known Monday, the US Assistant Secretary of
State for African Affairs, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, stated
that the US would continue to pressure Nigeria until it
legalises same-sex marriage.
According to the Nigerian Pilot, Thomas-Greenfield
revealed America’s plans yesterday during a live-web chat
with journalists in Washington DC.
US recently legalised gay marriage, a development, which
sparked off mixed reactions across the globe.
Thomas-Greenfield, who said the US had adopted the
protection of the rights of same-sex people as part of its
foreign policies, vowed that Washington would continue to
mount and sustain pressure on Nigeria and other countries
to reverse their laws against lesbians, gays, bisexuals and
transgender (LGBT) community.
She said: “As a government, it is one of the highest
priorities and strongest values that discrimination against
anyone based on their sexual orientation and gender
identity is wrong. We believe human rights should be
available to everybody.
“As a policy, we will continue to press the government of
Nigeria, as well as other governments which have provided
legislation that discriminate against the LGBT community.”
Thomas-Greenfield, who did not agree that pressuring
Nigeria to reverse the anti-gay law amounted to
interference, said Nigeria and Uganda have the hardest
legislation on the gay community.
She said: “This is very much a work in progress, but I think
you will agree with me that the law in Nigeria really went
far in discriminating against this community but also
people who associate with them. So, we will continue to
press the government, to press the legislature to change
these laws and provide human rights for all Nigerian people
regardless of their sexual orientation.”
Thomas-Greenfield was optimistic that the US would win
the fight to protect the LGBT community.
She continued: “With what is happening in the US, you can
determine how far we are willing to go. We strongly believe
human rights for all people and we are particularly opposed
to legislation that actually targets the gay community for
discrimination.
“So we are prepared to push this as a policy, not just in
Africa but across the world.”

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Cc: ishilove
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#ariseNigerians . lets say no to same sex marriage

Hehehe that ain't gonna happen

it's not possible. it's even relatively more difficult to sell that idea to a fulani man

Compel ko, pelcom ni

these guys are indeed crazy

the ogogoro master refused to such nonsense and they expect buhari of all to....................Americans are mad!

Why Nigeria And Not Other African Countries?

hadizadeezy:
Compel ko, pelcom ni

these guys are indeed crazy

the ogogoro master refused to such nonsense and they expect buhari of all to....................Americans are mad!

we really don't know the terms and conditions this new guy met to earn the backing of the US of A...lets just watch

Make them enact na! Shebi tyre,petrol and matches still de?

hadizadeezy:
Compel ko, pelcom ni

these guys are indeed crazy

the ogogoro master refused to such nonsense and they expect buhari of all to....................Americans are mad!

Hey... Man.U's number one fan?! Hahaha. Cool

IMPOSSICANT

They are free to try

They should give up trying cos its never gonna happen. Not and never will be part of Nigerian culture! Our fathers of old never supported such practices. If Obama is soo down with it he would have married a man I bet he would never have won the presidential seat of US. They should be thinking of ways to advice Africa into development and not destroying the continent.

Nigerian bunch of pretenders. Nice move .