TEN US senators have written a letter to President
Barack Obama asking him to impose economic
sanctions against Nigeria in response to the
government's hostile stance towards lesbians and
gays.
On January 7 this year, President Goodluck Jonathan
signed Nigeria's Draconian bill Same Sex Marriage
Prohibition Act into law, making anyone convicted of
being homosexual liable to 14 years in prison. Since
the law came into effect, the police have swung into
action arresting lesbians and gays across Nigeria,
while homophobic vigilante groups have also
stepped up attacks on suspected victims.
Coming at a time when several other African nations
are also clamping down severely on homosexuals,
the US senators have asked President Obama to step
in and halt the witch hunt. Those who signed the
letter include Christopher Murphy, Tammy Baldwin,
Martin Heinrich, Richard Blumenthal, Barbara
Boxer, Al Franken, Kirsten Gillibrand, Edward
Markey, Sherrod Brown and Mark Udall.
They are seeking sanctions against Nigeria, over
what they described as a growing trend of laws and
proposed legislation targeting lesbian, gay, bisexual,
and transgender (LGBT) individuals in Africa. In their
letter, the senators are seeking a review of the
African Growth and Opportunity Act (Agoa), which
allows for duty-free treatment of certain imports from
Nigeria and other sub-Saharan African countries
since 2000.
In their letter, they stated: “We, therefore, ask that
your administration review Nigeria and Uganda’s
eligibility for Agoa’s trade preference and if it is
determined that those countries are not making
continual progress in meeting the statute’s
requirements, that you take steps to revoke Agoa's
eligibility to Nigeria and Uganda, in accordance with
19 USC 2466a(a)(3),” the senators stated.
According to the senators, the enacted Same-Sex
Marriage Prohibition Act by Nigeria in January and
the enforcement of these laws would be a human
rights abuse, in violation of the standards set forth in
the Agoa. In Uganda, President Yoweri Museveni
signed a law into effect on February 24 under which
accused persons can be sent to prison for life for
aggravated homosexuality.
“These laws, combined with the growing public vitriol
by government officials and the media, threaten to
usher in an era of widespread oppression of the LGBT
community in many African countries. We believe
that the discriminatory anti-LGBT laws in those
countries represent a clear violation of human rights
and hope that the interagency process charged with
Agoa’s annual review will make this
recommendation.
"We further ask that you not restore eligibility until
these beneficiary countries have taken steps to
eliminate harsh penalties for LGBT persons,” the
senators added.
Source: www.nigerianwatch.com/news/4941

Bad/sad mood
FTC nd I no fit sekem n skelewu
Tht guy dy sing all I want is ur waist
Me no get waist again nw
I don dance dance dance soooteeeeee
Ma waist don shift go one side now




Me no go pray or curse 'em buh
Na EBOLA go fire thr left yansh

God punish their generation

Na God go impose his own economic sanction on them.

I no fit shout. As woman bossom sweet reach, peeps prefer their fellow man ? *got to barf*

I just don't understand why this US perverts won't give this issue a rest. Why do they go out of their way to meddle in other country's affairs. Well, am gonna see how this movie will eventually play out. I ve got a front row view here.

May EGBE IGWE strike those senators, wetin concern them with Naija?

My initial reaction is to condemn such an action but indirect sanctions have already started. The US has started reducing subsides of HIV and TB drugs and other health commodities to Nigeria. Such drugs are very expensive but Nigerians get it for free. Very soon we would have to start paying for those drugs and very very few can afford them.

Wetin consign with gay country
Anyway hope GEJ will set up a-10man Committee to look into those issues raised by the US Senators

INNOisBacK has won

sanctions? we can't wait!!

Leopantro: My initial reaction is to condemn such an action but indirect sanctions have already started. The US has started reducing subsides of HIV and TB drugs and other health commodities to Nigeria. Such drugs are very expensive but Nigerians get it for free. Very soon we would have to start paying for those drugs and very very few can afford them.

Nigeria depends on the US for a lot of things. That fact irritates me sometimes, but its the ugly truth.

The idle mine is the devil's workshop.Bunch of disgruntle elements!

We actually need sanctions. It would make us wiser, self sufficient and less dependent on these bleeping Western countries. With the rise of China we can easily look East! They won't dare place sanctions on us or they would lose the biggest black nation as an ally. The rest of the Africa countries would definitely follow our steps.

Who cares?

ori won buru

American is a pervant land full of atrocities and iniquities so am not surprise,but surely there days are numbered!

they should better govern their own country and stop interferring with the affairs of Nigeria

Idrismusty97: We actually need sanctions. It would make us wiser, self sufficient and less dependent on these bleeping Western countries. With the rise of China we can easily look East! They won't dare place sanctions on us or they would lose the biggest black nation as an ally. The rest of the Africa countries would definitely follow our steps.

who will follow your step?

Nigeria better get a nice lobby group, before the empire descends on it.

Phaggots, femi-nazis, PETA, and Jews run America. Go against them, and you're fvcked.

After watching the ever arrogant, self-proclaimed "Mr. Articulate" and Mr. if-you-don't-like-what-I'm-saying-kick-rocks, Stephen A. Smith, apologise like a biatch with no balls on ESPN yesterday for saying, "I don't condone domestic violence but women shouldn't provoke men." It became clear that if yank Gay, women, animal rights, and Jewish groups in America don't agree with you - you're fvcked.

Just get a lobby group to talk to these folks...sanctions on a country like Nigeria will cause hyper-inflation.

Fucchk Obamad.

raw materials, mostly oil dominates trade between USA and agoa countries, and now that they have stopped buying our oil .. they should shove the agreement where the sun don't shine.

@ op

The only sources for this story I can find are Nigerian sources. If this is true, why isn't there an American source. The only sanction stories I can find are in regard to the governments handling of the kidnaped girls. Do you have any other sources?

USA IS AN AGGRESIVE COUNTRY! Little wonder why RUSSIA IS GIVING THEM HEADACHE.

...Who cares?

Anything naija always give 'em hard-on...

Umm we shouldn't succumb to such immoral request, we should be whom we really are! Say No to LGBT!!!

US! We don't care! Nigeria can do with you.

I be think say na because of the incessant bomb blasts and high insecurity rate

mcteeeew

These senators! Una don craze. Economy sanction, over lesbianism and gay matter Choi!