The
Presidency on Wednesday admitted that the issue of gay marriage came up
during President Muhammadu Buhari’s four-day official visit to the
United States.
It said the President however rejected the idea point blank.
The
Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi
Adesina, disclosed this on his Twitter handle on Wednesday.
Adesina said the issue of gay marriage was raised in one of the meetings the President attended in Washington DC on Tuesday.
He however refused to disclose which of the meetings attended by the President the issue was raised.
The
Presidential spokesman said when the issue came up, Buhari made it clear
that sodomy is against the law of Nigeria and abhorrent to her culture.
“The
issue of gay marriage came up here yesterday (Tuesday). PMB (President
Buhari) was point blank. Sodomy is against the law in Nigeria, and
abhorrent to our culture,” Adesina posted on his Twitter handle.
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