Nigeria not worried about gay marriage threat

CHRIS EMETOH, Abuja
Nigerians have dismissed with a wave of hand insinuations that the nation may be coaxed into reviewing its ‘anti-same sex law’ that prohibits same sex marriage or acts in the country. Recently some United States government officials had described Nigeria’s anti-same sex law as too harsh, noting that there is urgent need for President Muhammadu Buhari to ask the national assembly to review and repeal the law.
The officials said that the law passed by the national assembly was responsible for Nigeria’s seemingly unimpressive relationship with America and the United Kingdom in recent times, adding that the repealing of the law will boost Nigeria’s chances in the international community led by USA.
But swiftly reacting to the statement, some Nigerian lawmakers in the House of Representatives dismissed it as ‘rubbish’, noting that Nigeria has nothing to lose by standing on the side of morality.
While describing the threat as ’empty’, the member representing Arochukwu/Ohafia federal constituency of Abia State, Nkole Uko Ndukwe, said that Nigeria is a highly religious country that follows what the Holy Bible and the Holy Quran say.
“For America that is their own thinking of liberty, it has nothing to do with us and they cannot impose their laws on us. Although no such thing has been officially communicated to us, so until it is officially communicated to us I am not concerned about it,” he stated.

 
Ndukwe stressed that Nigeria has the potential to rule the world and is richly blessed with both human and natural resources; hence there is no reason for America to make any pronouncement on Nigeria.
“America has nothing to offer Nigeria so why do we go cap in hand begging them?” he asked. Hon Yusuf Buba Yakubu, representing Gombi/Hong federal constituency of Adamawa State, simply slammed the U.S. for that position. He posited that same sex marriage or relationship is an evil thing.
According to him, “If I am president I won’t bother to depend solely on any foreign power, but to try to do things on our own. We should use our abundant resources to improve our country. Nigeria has a lot of resources that should encourage us rather than scare us. Nigeria has not even utilized one percent of our resources, so we should look inward.
He also observed that Nigeria’s untapped solid mineral deposits and the agricultural sector is enough to make it a super power, adding that all what is needed is good governance that will give direction and focus to the youths and make the country self sufficient.