Muslim and Christian clerics in Kano state have condemned the federal government’s signing of the controversial Samoa agreement, which allegedly contains clauses promoting the LGBTQIA+ agenda.
Daily News 24 reports that this was revealed by Sheikh Aminu Ibrahim Daurawa in a video message posted on his Facebook page on Saturday.
Sheikh Daurawa explained that the clerics of the two major religions took the position during a meeting organized by the Islamic Forum of Nigeria (IFN) at its office in Farm Centre in Kano city on Thursday.
He said the meeting discovered that the federal government had secretly signed the Samoa Pact without consulting Nigerians before some news media outlets exposed the deal.
“It was based on the controversy generated by Nigeria’s involvement in the Samoa deal that the Islamic Forum called a meeting of stakeholders including our Christian brothers to discuss the implication of the agreement,” said Sheikh Daurawa who is the head of the Kano State Hisbah Board, a morality police outfit.
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He added that “Although the Samoa agreement did not explicitly mentions LGBTQ+ in its draft, but there are certain clauses that would certainly provide an opportunity for some deviant persons or groups to promote the LGBTQIA+ agenda and destroy our cultural and religious values.”
Sheikh Daurawa however expressed happiness with how all the stakeholders from different religious and cultural backgrounds unanimously agreed to reject the LGBTQIA+ agenda.
He said at the end of the meeting, some resolutions were adopted as follows:
- Stakeholders have rejected any plot to promote the evil plans of the LGBTQIA+ to infiltrate the Nigerian society under any guise.
- The meeting called on the federal government to withdraw from the Samoa Agreement with immediate effect.
- The meeting also called for a synergy between the federal and state governments to deliberate extensively and consult all Nigerians before accepting or signing any agreement, deal or pact that affects the religious and cultural beliefs of the Nigerian people.
- Stakeholders have also urged parents to be very vigilant on the kind of contents that their children are exposed to on social media and entertainment platforms in order to identify the evil plots of people or groups that use the media platforms to advertise the LGBTQIA+ agenda.
- The meeting called on the federal and state governments to promptly establish agencies that would vet all non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and Civil Society groups to ensure that they do not come and spread the immoral agenda of the LGBTQIA in the country.
- The meeting also called for prayers against any persons or groups that are attempting to corrupt the moral, religious and cultural values of the Nigerian people.
Sheikh Daurawa also commended Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf for his tough stance against any NGOs that are hiding under women’s or youths empowerment to promote LGBTQIA in the state.
The Hisbah boss revealed that several NGOs that are promoting LGBTQIA have been identified in Kano and have been ordered to leave the state immediately.
Recall that last month, a widespread controversy erupted across Nigeria following a report that the Bola Ahmed Tinubu-led administration had signed the Samoa Agreement, which allegedly supports the rights of the LGBTQIA in Nigeria.
LGBTQIA, which means Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Questioning, Intersex and Asexual or Ally persons have been outlawed in Nigeria following a law signed in 2014 by former President Goodluck Jonathan.
People involved in such activities risk at least 14 years imprisonment if convicted according to the law.
