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The Nigerian Bar Association has said Nigeria does not recognise same-sex marriage, following the controversy that recently surrounded the Samoa agreement.A statement signed by the President of the NBA, Yakubu Maikyau, said contrary to widespread belief raging across the country, there was no provision in the agreement which requires Nigeria to accept LGBTQ or gay rights as a pre-condition for a loan of $150bn.
“That is to say, the SAMOA agreement recognises, for instance, Nigeria’s Same Sex Marriage Act, 2023 and of course, the Supremacy of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 .” “Prior to the signing of the SAMOA agreement, the Hon. Minister of Budget and Economic Planning requested the Nigerian Bar Association , as a major stakeholder in the polity, to look at the agreement. Consequently, I constituted a committee chaired by Mr. Olawale Fapohunda, SAN, former Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Ekiti State and Chairman of the NBA Law Reform Committee, to vet, evaluate and advise on the agreement accordingly.
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