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FG Under Pressure To Legalise Homosexuality- Foreign Minister by bcomputer101: 3:02am On Jul 20, 2013
The Federal Government has said it is under pressure from the international community to sign the Gay Rights Bill into law in Nigeria.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Olugbenga Ashiru, stated this in Abuja on Friday at an interactive session with the diplomatic corps, even as he accused the international community of hypocrisy.

He insisted that Nigeria would not sign the Gay Rights bill or abolish the death penalty without reviewing the constitution.

The minister said that Nigeria does not impose its culture on other countries and as such it was wrong for anyone to attempt to impose a foreign culture on the nation. He said, “This thing must be understood because we have been under pressure about this issue of Gay Rights. It is not part of our own culture, you need to understand that. It needs to evolve. Let us get to that stage of understanding that two men can marry, then we will get to the bridge and cross it. But please let foreign diplomats educate their various governments that you cannot come overnight and impose values that are not part of our tradition on us. Don’t impose it on us that we must allow it in our constitution. If we are talking about democracy, democracy is about free choice, free association you don’t force values on others.

“For those who have Gay Rights, even when I look at the population of those countries, those opposing are high in number. In some countries, the churches are against it, why put pressure on Nigeria and other African countries that we must put it (in our laws). Respect for human rights of a minute minority cannot be at the expense of the larger societal values, well-being and orientation of the people. Even laws are rooted in culture which must be upheld for the good of the society. I therefore appeal to the international community to show a greater understanding of the culture and traditions of our people.

“We don’t tell other countries how to live their lives. We don’t impose values on any country. Other countries too should not come and impose their own values on us. We don’t oppose any country that has put in its constitution the Gay Rights to allow two men or two women to marry themselves. But for Nigeria and a number of other African countries; it is not part of our culture yet.’’

He said it was hypocrisy for the United States to be championing Gay Rights and while criminalising polygamy which is part of Africa’s culture and tradition.

“At times you see hypocrisy in some of these things. I must be frank. If we talk about human rights, how do we apply them? It seems they are being applied to favour some certain groups and not of wider application. There is hypocrisy in this issue of Gay Rights and polygamy,” he added.

Also at the meeting, the minister said the Federal Government had barred foreign ambassadors and diplomats representing their countries in Nigeria from commenting on political issues in the country.

The minister said the action constituted an undue interference in Nigeria’s internal affairs.

He explained that the meeting was necessary to maintain the excellent relationship between Nigeria and the international community, and to remove any potential irritant or misunderstanding in their interactions.

He said the government was aware of the activities of some embassies that had been funding human rights groups’ activities in the country.

He said, “We know in Nigeria we have some of the strongest human rights groups. We also know that foreign missions have been freely supporting them with funding. It is okay. We have no objection.

“But we object when ambassadors conduct activities that are incompatible with their status as diplomats. If ambassadors want to join the human rights groups, they may as well resign to join them, but they cannot use the platform of being a diplomatic agent to interfere in our domestic activities. The Vienna convention states clearly the activities that are incompatible with your functions as an envoy.

“I will want ambassadors to please confine themselves to their traditional duties. If you feel strongly about any issue, come to the foreign ministry, I will receive you. When there are things you want to take up with the government, come to the ministry. Even if you come as a regional body, I will receive you. But for you to go to the media and start talking is incompatible with the status of your office.”

Ashiru lamented that oil theft in the Gulf of Guinea had remained a major challenge facing the country.

He warned that government would not release any foreign ship or crew member caught with stolen oil in the Gulf of Guinea because huge revenues had been lost to the activities of the criminals.

He said the Federal Government had raised a high-level committee headed by the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mohammed Adoke (SAN), to tackle the challenge.

“The Nigerian Navy and the NIMASA have been directed to take firm measures against any ship caught engaging in unwholesome activities, including oil theft, in Nigeria’s territorial waters.

“This is serving as a warning that henceforth, I will not be willing to grant audience to people coming to plead for the release of their ships or crew members caught in illegal activities,” he said.

On the efforts to dislodge terrorists in Adamawa, Yobe and Borno states, Ashiru said the security forces had continued to operate under the rules of engagement, with full respect for the human rights of the people.


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Re: FG Under Pressure To Legalise Homosexuality- Foreign Minister by Compliance(m): 4:36am On Jul 20, 2013
We are not a Godless country, even if it seems that we have issues with cooruption...this crazy western culture is fast removing all the guards on people's conscience...and hell is about breaking loose. Soon beastiality will soon be dabated in America and father daughter marriage will soon be negotiated...America and the western world...from there oozes forth forces that perverts the mind of men. Even if it is legalized in Nigeria, my own generation won't be a part of it. Perilious times are here. Jesus is coming soon.

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Re: FG Under Pressure To Legalise Homosexuality- Foreign Minister by carzola(m): 4:42am On Jul 20, 2013
Is about time... So i could be trowin up when i see shi*t in the club..
Re: FG Under Pressure To Legalise Homosexuality- Foreign Minister by WarriPikin1: 5:52am On Jul 20, 2013
The gay issue is a plot by powerful countries worried about African population growth to destroy African family life and thus Africans eventually.They will even discretely sneak a drug which upset the hormonal balance and forces people to desire their same sex into African countries.Or deliberately contaminate drugs sent to Africa with that chemical hormone destroyer in order to spread homosexuality in Africa. Our culture should guide our constitution.Let those powerful nations first grant every local government in their own countries the power to marry same sex couples before they worry about Africans.

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Re: FG Under Pressure To Legalise Homosexuality- Foreign Minister by Nobody: 7:24am On Jul 20, 2013
I see mass protests , I see the Nigerian spring, I see dead people embarassed

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Re: FG Under Pressure To Legalise Homosexuality- Foreign Minister by rooftech: 8:59am On Jul 20, 2013
nonsense
Re: FG Under Pressure To Legalise Homosexuality- Foreign Minister by 0monnakoda: 9:12am On Jul 20, 2013
Compliance: We are not a Godless country, even if it seems that we have issues with cooruption...this crazy western culture is fast removing all the guards on people's conscience...and hell is about breaking loose. Soon beastiality will soon be dabated in America and father daughter marriage will soon be negotiated...America and the western world...from there oozes forth forces that perverts the mind of men. Even if it is legalized in Nigeria, my own generation won't be a part of it. Perilious times are here. Jesus is coming soon.
Shut up! What does God have to do with this.We don't accept homosexuality because it is alien to our culture full stop.We are not "Godless" but we are a nation full of raping and kidnapping,419,child marriage,drug dealers,fathers impregnating daughters and using humans for rituals and cheating in exams etc. Are we more godly than any other country?
It is always the brainless that invoke God's name in debates
There are so many good arguments against homosexuality in our country and none of them has anything to do with God.Why is it when it come to this we remember God.Do you need gods to tell you not to eat s,hit
When it comes to evil Nigeria is probably the most godless place on earth so spare us the "God" crap !
There are so many forces that pervert the minds of men everywhere and plenty of that in Nigeria too so stop the brainless generalizations. Homosexuality has been around long before America or the West. So it is NOT a western thing .At least America gave the world the Internet.What has the "godly" Nigeria contributed to mankind. Please mention one thing of value that has come out of Nigeria.
Your Jesus probably was a gay anyway!

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Re: FG Under Pressure To Legalise Homosexuality- Foreign Minister by sayitout1: 9:27am On Jul 20, 2013
Can Africans or Nigeria take its stand for once and not being influence by these demons in white skin?

African is seen as second class humans cos we are pushed to every rubbish they bring to us. We easily give up once we hear the word ''sanction'' or they'll stop their aid towards us.

Come to think of it, what is their aim of same sex marriage. Has same sex marriage contributed 0.0001% positively in any society?

...Africans should be aware that there is always a test you'll pass for greatness so we must not fail this exam before us.

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Re: FG Under Pressure To Legalise Homosexuality- Foreign Minister by 0monnakoda: 9:28am On Jul 20, 2013
Warri _Pikin: The gay issue is a plot by powerful countries worried about African population growth to destroy African family life and thus Africans eventually.They will even discretely sneak a drug which upset the hormonal balance and forces people to desire their same sex into African countries.Or deliberately contaminate drugs sent to Africa with that chemical hormone destroyer in order to spread homosexuality in Africa. Our culture should guide our constitution.Let those powerful nations first grant every local government in their own countries the power to marry same sex couples before they worry about Africans.
There are plenty of gays in Africa already anyway.many of them in churches molesting young boys
we seem to like the idea that Oyinbo brought homosexuality to us but this is not true.We always like deceiving ourselves. Yes we may not like homosexuality in general but this is true in every country.The law criminalizing it in Nigeria was INHERITED from the British so how can we argue it is their culture?
What is happening is the GAY LOBBY are spending money to further their cause and if we must fight them we need intelligent arguments and money not childish logic or gods

Africa's population is probably less than that of India. it is th least populated space among the continents.Check the facts!
What does homosexuality have to do with population Many gays are married with children anyway.Try and use your brain a little

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Re: FG Under Pressure To Legalise Homosexuality- Foreign Minister by FOLYKAZE(m): 9:30am On Jul 20, 2013
0monnakoda:
Shut up! What does God have to do with this.We don't accept homosexuality because it is alien to our culture full stop.We are not "Godless" but we are a nation full of raping and kidnapping,419,child marriage,drug dealers,fathers impregnating daughters and using humans for rituals and cheating in exams etc. Are we more godly than any other country?
It is always the brainless that invoke God's name in debates
There are so many good arguments against homosexuality in our country and none of them has anything to do with God.Why is it when it come to this we remember God.Do you need gods to tell you not to eat s,hit
When it comes to evil Nigeria is probably the most godless place on earth so spare us the "God" crap !
There are so many forces that pervert the minds of men everywhere and plenty of that in Nigeria too so stop the brainless generalizations. Homosexuality has been around long before America or the West. So it is NOT a western thing .At least America gave the world the Internet.What has the "godly" Nigeria contributed to mankind. Please mention one thing of value that has come out of Nigeria.
Your Jesus probably was a gay anyway!

Shut the Fvck up there!

The God (yahweh and allah) you are shielding attack from, are they foreign God or your cultural God?

I wonder when the choose of grown men finding themselves in a s.exual relationship your own choose of hating them when it is not affecting you?

The lawmakers and people in government should shut their crap for defending culture. They haven't done anything to promote our culture. They give honour to foreign culture and faith.....where is national holiday for Ogun worshippers or a day set aside for celebrating our cultural heritage? Yet we have holidays for christians and for muslims.....are this part of our culture? The government should create avenue for promoting before defending any culture.

The whole issue of homosexuality is personal choice, government and anybody shouldn't check in into issue which is personal. They should be face with national problems not s.ex in private room

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Re: FG Under Pressure To Legalise Homosexuality- Foreign Minister by 0monnakoda: 9:33am On Jul 20, 2013
FOLYKAZE:

Shut the Fvck up there!

The God (yahweh and allah) you are shielding attack from, are they foreign God or your cultural God?

I wonder when the choose of grown men finding themselves in a s.exual relationship your own choose of hating them when it is not affecting you?

The lawmakers and people in government should shut their crap for defending culture. They haven't done anything to promote our culture. They give honour to foreign culture and faith.....where is national holiday for Ogun worshippers or a day set aside for celebrating our cultural heritage? Yet we have holidays for christians and for muslims.....are this part of our culture? The government should create avenue for promoting before defending any culture.

The whole issue of homosexuality is personal choice, government and anybody shouldn't check in into issue which is personal. They should be face with national problems not s.ex in private room
You are a dangerous illiterate! Shield God from attack me?are you OK? Did you read what I wrote?
Tell your father to shut up!!
Re: FG Under Pressure To Legalise Homosexuality- Foreign Minister by tundamartin: 9:42am On Jul 20, 2013
FOLYKAZE:

Shut the Fvck up there!

The God (yahweh and allah) you are shielding attack from, are they foreign God or your cultural God?

I wonder when the choose of grown men finding themselves in a s.exual relationship your own choose of hating them when it is not affecting you?

The lawmakers and people in government should shut their crap for defending culture. They haven't done anything to promote our culture. They give honour to foreign culture and faith.....where is national holiday for Ogun worshippers or a day set aside for celebrating our cultural heritage? Yet we have holidays for christians and for muslims.....are this part of our culture? The government should create avenue for promoting before defending any culture.

The whole issue of homosexuality is personal choice, government and anybody shouldn't check in into issue which is personal. They should be face with national problems not s.ex in private room

This sounds like defence of gay rights! Are you by any means gay?

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Re: FG Under Pressure To Legalise Homosexuality- Foreign Minister by slap1(m): 9:45am On Jul 20, 2013
FG is also under pressure to reduce corruption, provide good roads and education, jobs and electricity. . .so why the hell should we be told about the pressure to legalize gay union like it's so important?

Or is the FG giving it a thought?

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Re: FG Under Pressure To Legalise Homosexuality- Foreign Minister by princesammmy: 9:46am On Jul 20, 2013
Na wa o
Re: FG Under Pressure To Legalise Homosexuality- Foreign Minister by 0monnakoda: 10:01am On Jul 20, 2013
tundamartin:

This sounds like defence of gay rights! Are you by any means gay?
lol
What relevance is it whether he is gay? grin

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Re: FG Under Pressure To Legalise Homosexuality- Foreign Minister by Nobody: 10:03am On Jul 20, 2013
If Obama can give his Daughter to Obasanjo daughter to start with den we can start talking!!!

Charity begins at home

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Re: FG Under Pressure To Legalise Homosexuality- Foreign Minister by 1bunne4lif(m): 10:19am On Jul 20, 2013
God is about to punish some people

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Re: FG Under Pressure To Legalise Homosexuality- Foreign Minister by Capnd143(m): 10:19am On Jul 20, 2013
Gay ke? U mean we should encourage our youths to forget those curvy ass chicks around and pursue their fellow man? If nigeria has never stood it ground, it surely will stand during this gay saga! F.vck obama, f.vck cameron, f.vck gay and LGBT rights. Africans are not and will never be socially ready to accept gay rights.

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Re: FG Under Pressure To Legalise Homosexuality- Foreign Minister by Techwriter: 10:20am On Jul 20, 2013
A group is raising support for our governments ban on gay marriages please add your voice by liking this Facebook page www.fb.com/BanGayMarriages . let the west know our government is not imposing it on us. It's our collective decision
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Re: FG Under Pressure To Legalise Homosexuality- Foreign Minister by Nobody: 10:23am On Jul 20, 2013
Very well please. We dont force our values on other countries and we wont be forced to accept what is not ours. We are against the gay rights bill. If a poll would be carried out, it would reveal that we as a nation are against it.
The federal government must stand against this trend. If they think its because of their aid to us that they can coerce us to succumb to them, then to hell with them and their aid. They can go on with gay whatsoever but we Nigerians are not dogs!
For goodness sake, what is it that would attract a man to another man? Honestly, this people are not normal.

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Re: FG Under Pressure To Legalise Homosexuality- Foreign Minister by Ajibel(m): 10:24am On Jul 20, 2013
I do hope they dont bow to pressure. What are the west thinking We were colonised by same, we got over it yet they want us to do away with our cultural practice left with us besides Nigerians are more religious than the whites. We should resist this their new form of civilization in the guise of gay rights

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Re: FG Under Pressure To Legalise Homosexuality- Foreign Minister by Meringe(m): 10:25am On Jul 20, 2013
If you say NO to Western culture of Homosexuality in Nigeria, hit LIKe button.

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Re: FG Under Pressure To Legalise Homosexuality- Foreign Minister by iamswizz(m): 10:27am On Jul 20, 2013
Meringe: If you say NO to Western culture of Homosexuality in Nigeria, hit LIKe button.
i wont click .... im sorry.
Re: FG Under Pressure To Legalise Homosexuality- Foreign Minister by Teegurlee(f): 10:27am On Jul 20, 2013
I still dnt understand dis gay right thingy. Wil d legalizatn put food on our table?wil it make boko haram humane?wil it provide jobs?wil it make ASUU kal of d strike?
Sum1 shld enlighten me plz.

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Re: FG Under Pressure To Legalise Homosexuality- Foreign Minister by OkikiOluwa1(m): 10:27am On Jul 20, 2013
We ll not bow to their pressure.

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Re: FG Under Pressure To Legalise Homosexuality- Foreign Minister by Nobody: 10:31am On Jul 20, 2013
If this supremacist failed to back down this Gay Rubbish ........ They would have Africans to killed for it !!!


They should also consider Marrying more than one wife grin ..... Instead of going for divorce all time ...... Gayish is extremely Barbaric than Marrying More than one wifeys grin

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Re: FG Under Pressure To Legalise Homosexuality- Foreign Minister by yuzedo: 10:31am On Jul 20, 2013
I like this Ashiru nigga... I think he has been ok as foreign affairs minister.

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Re: FG Under Pressure To Legalise Homosexuality- Foreign Minister by Nobody: 10:32am On Jul 20, 2013
....No comment 4rm me 4 now...Hezzron,masonkz and hettymore whr u at? I wana hear ur opinion cuz it all abt u peeps

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Re: FG Under Pressure To Legalise Homosexuality- Foreign Minister by Teegurlee(f): 10:33am On Jul 20, 2013
Wat d minister is sayin in essence is 'ki onigba so igba e' I dnt understand diz international communities o. Au does our matter affect them? Abi WETIN CONCERN AGBERO WITH OVERLOAD?
Re: FG Under Pressure To Legalise Homosexuality- Foreign Minister by joxiri: 10:33am On Jul 20, 2013
There is a big difference between gay rights and same sex marriage, what the international community is advocating for is gay rights, the abolition of prosecution for gay people, gay marriage is a veery long way off and will never happen in nigeria, there is a fundamental difference in the interest of fairness, freedom of association in a democratic society there is a very strong case for equality of gay in any democratic society and that's what the international community are advocating for

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Re: FG Under Pressure To Legalise Homosexuality- Foreign Minister by gudxson: 10:39am On Jul 20, 2013
pls tell them!!!

0monnakoda:
Shut up! What does God have to do with this.We don't accept homosexuality because it is alien to our culture full stop.We are not "Godless" but we are a nation full of raping and kidnapping,419,child marriage,drug dealers,fathers impregnating daughters and using humans for rituals and cheating in exams etc. Are we more godly than any other country?
It is always the brainless that invoke God's name in debates
There are so many good arguments against homosexuality in our country and none of them has anything to do with God.Why is it when it come to this we remember God.Do you need gods to tell you not to eat s,hit
When it comes to evil Nigeria is probably the most godless place on earth so spare us the "God" crap !
There are so many forces that pervert the minds of men everywhere and plenty of that in Nigeria too so stop the brainless generalizations. Homosexuality has been around long before America or the West. So it is NOT a western thing .At least America gave the world the Internet.What has the "godly" Nigeria contributed to mankind. Please mention one thing of value that has come out of Nigeria.
Your Jesus probably was a gay anyway!

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