Despite pressures from some sections of the
international community and Human rights activists demanding the
legalization of same sex marriage in Nigeria, the Senate President,
David Mark has insisted that the bill prohibiting same sex marriage is
irrevocable.
In a statement signed by the chief press secretary to the senate president, Paul Mumeh, Mr Mark noted that besides banning same sex marriage, it is now a criminal offence punishable by imprisonment of not less than 14 years.
The senate president said that in spite of pressures from some quarters, the law has come to stay.
He further said the government has to prove to the rest of the world, who are advocates of same sex marriage that Nigerians promote and respect sanity, morality and humanity.
In a statement signed by the chief press secretary to the senate president, Paul Mumeh, Mr Mark noted that besides banning same sex marriage, it is now a criminal offence punishable by imprisonment of not less than 14 years.
The senate president said that in spite of pressures from some quarters, the law has come to stay.
He further said the government has to prove to the rest of the world, who are advocates of same sex marriage that Nigerians promote and respect sanity, morality and humanity.
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