Reps approve 14 years imprisonment for same sex marriage
The House of Representatives yesterday Thursday May 29th approved 14 years imprisonment for persons who contracted same sex marriage in the country.
This was sequel to a clause-by-clause consideration of a Bill for an Act to prohibit marriage or union entered between persons of same sex, at the Committee of the Whole.
“Marriage or civil union entered between persons of same gender shall not be solemnised in any place of worship, either church or mosque or any place in Nigeria,” it said.
Introducing the bill, Rep. Albert Sam-Tsokwa ( PDP-Taraba) said that it sought to achieve a far reaching objective by outlawing same sex marriage and provide punishment for offenders.
It also set out a 10-year sentence for “any person who directly or indirectly makes public show of same-sex amorous relationships’’.
“Any persons or group of persons that administers, witnesses, screen and shields the solemnisation of same sex marriage in Nigeria on conviction, will be liable to 10 years imprisonment.’’
It would be recalled also that the British Prime Minister, David Cameron, had warned that his country would consider withholding aid from countries that did not recognise gay rights.
In Nov. 2011, the senate approved the bill that would make same-sex marriages punishable by up to 14 years for the couple and 10 for anyone abetting such unions.
The bill is expected to be sent to the Senate for concurrence.
Source: NAN
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.......how can a person in his right senses ,find fun and sweetness frm using his fellow gender..dats d attribute of mental illness if i should have my say...
.......Among all d major sins in d Holy Bible d act of lesbianism and homosexuality is d one i think dat made God to destroy sodom and gomorah frm d face of d earth
....to say again d act of making love with d same sex is d commonest thing every one practice in d society,especially those who claim that their heart were been broked frm their different lovers,dat is to say dat a girl might be said to be a lesbian bcus her guy cheated or if her guy does nt show her love....i want to clarify dis excuse as an irrelevant one cuz d guy is nt d God you worship...
...,people nw turn to homosexuals and lesbians bcus their lovers failed them in their relationships....
....d most thing dat get to hurt my heart is wen i got to knw dat my friend who is happily married with a kid is also a lesbian,you can think of d type of wicked world we all are living in..
.....no one is perfect i knw am nt even righteous all
....buh d increase in d rate of same sex is too much most especially among our beautiful girls nowadays..
....my friend thanks for time reading this
...plz lets help ourselves by going back to God and ask for forgiveness
....for he who is in christ JESUS is a new creature for all things are passed away every thing bcuz new...
Beware let all dat breath knw dat we are in d time of endtime,for it is being prophesied dat these same sex of a thing will increase
Thanks for ur time,
........make GOD first in everything u do