4thย July, 2024
PRESS RELEASE:
MURIC REJECTS LGBT SAMOA AGREEMENT
The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has said that it will reject the Samoa Agreement signed recently by the Federal Government if it involves the legalisation of homosexual and lesbian practices.
MURIC spoke through the chairman of its Gombe State branch, Dr. Garba Abubakar Bajoga. A statement signed by Dr. Bajoga in Gombe reads:
โWe of the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), wish to unequivocally state that we do not support any deal that promotes LGBT rights in Nigeria. Our stance is firmly rooted in our religious beliefs and cultural values which do not align with the principles and practices associated with LGBT rights. We urge the Nigerian government to respect and uphold the moral and religious values of its citizens (https://dailytrust.com/lgbt-nigeria-signs-150-billion-samoa-deal/).
โIt will be recalled that MURIC headquarters had rejected the idea of Nigeria accepting LGBT practices as far back as December 2023 when the concept was first mooted. In a statement captioned โShun LGBT Accord โ MURICโ and dated 16thย December, 2023, the Islamic human rights organization described the LGBT concept as โevil, immoral, luciferous and abominableโ. We still stand by this rejection.
โNonetheless, we must acknowledge the quick explanation offered yesterday by the Nigerian Minister of Information, Muhammed Idris, that the Samoa agreement signed by Nigeria has no connection whatsoever with the LGBT issue.
โAccording to the Honourable Minister, the agreement recently signed is just a legal framework for cooperation between countries. He added that Nigeria already has โan existing legislation against same-sex relationshipsโ and that contrary to reports, โthe Samoa Agreement does not invalidate any of Nigeriaโs lawsโ.
#NoToLGBT
Dr. Garba Abubakar Bajoga
Chairman,
Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC),
Gombe State Chapter.
