The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) says it would have advised the federal government to reject the Samoa agreement if it contained LGBTQ+ provisions.
The Nigerian Bar Association says it would have advised the federal government to reject the Samoa Agreement if it contained LGBTQ+ provisions.
In a statement issued on Monday and signed by Yakubu Maikyau, NBA president, the legal body said a committee headed by Olawale Fapohunda, a former attorney-general of Ekiti, was set up to vet and advise the federal government on the pact.Recently, some reports claimed that the Samoa Agreement contained provisions that mandate countries to endorse same-sex relationships and LGBTQ+ rights.
The federal government added that there is nowhere in the agreement where LGBTQ+ or same-sex marriage was mentioned.the Samoa Agreement is the overarching framework for European Union relations with African, Caribbean, and Pacific countries.
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