Nigeria Passes Anti Gay Laws

Recently, the Nigerian Senate, following the good
example of the House of Representatives, passed
the bill against homosexuality and lesbianism. As if
they had been waiting for that positive
development, their counterparts in Uganda passed
a similar law. Back in Nigeria, State Houses of
Assembly are taking the same path as their federal
counterparts. The Katsina State House of Assembly
has just passed a law making homosexuality and
lesbianism offences punishable by a 14-year jail
term and N10, 000 fine.
Curiously, in Europe and America, homosexuality
has become fashionable, as governments openly
back the despicable trend. Some of these
governments are so proud of their stand on the
issue that they count it as one of their
achievements. Their argument that individuals can
live their lives as they deem fit in line with the
dictates of their rights as human beings may be
admissible.
But many, especially in Africa, are beginning to
express worry that they are intent on
internationalising it. At some point, some
governments in Europe and even international
sports organisations threatened to withdraw aid to
countries in the developing world that frown on
same sex relationships.
We are persuaded to argue that if gay rights or
homosexuality is a fundamental human right, the
individual should be allowed to decide to whether
to enjoy or repudiate it, as with all such rights,
without any government having to use its
paraphernalia to coerce people to adopt it, use it as
an instrument of state policy or even international
relations. It is a matter for utmost regret that
governments in the developed countries should
express opinion on what is essentially the
prerogative of any country to decide on.
I commend governments of African countries for
taking steps to check its spread, considering the
tendency by Africans to copy everything dished out
by western culture. It will be to their eternal credit
that they have refused to be blackmailed or bullied
by these so-called developed countries, who
believe, erroneously, that cultural and moral values
can be sacrificed in anticipation of a bowl of
porridge.
Furthermore, I totally reject the phenomenon of a
man finding a fellow man sexually attractive, or a
woman finding another woman intimately
appealing. In our view, it is outrightly offensive to
all that is decent and has nothing to recommend it
to any human being in his or her proper frame of
mind.
I still don't get it tho, why on earth would a man
find another man sexually attractive to the extent
of having sexual relations with him? The whole
concept reeks of evil as far as I'm concerned. Kudos
to the Nigerian lawmakers on this one.