Bishop Milla Maza, the Chairman, Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in Nasarawa State, on Tuesday, commended President Goodluck Jonathan for signing the same-sex marriage prohibition bill into law.
Maza said in Lafia that signing the anti-gay law would go a long a way in saving the country from the health and moral implications of same sex marriage.
He said “to us, it is devilish, there is no place in the scriptures that says man can marry a man or a lady can marry a lady.
“So, what the National Assembly did and the approval by President Goodluck Jonathan are prayers answered. Same sex marriage is devilish and such a thing should not even be mentioned in Nigeria.’’
Corroborating Maza’s stance, a Muslim cleric in Lafia, Imam Shaibu Ismael, said “gay negates efforts for the sustenance of the human race.
“If a man marries another man, there will be no procreation. The same applies to a woman getting married to another woman.’’
He added that “homosexuality is a heinous crime in Islam and we must all say no to such devillish
behaviour.”
Chief Chukwunonso Ezedinma, the Special Adviser to Gov. Umaru Al-Makura on National Integration, said the same sex prohibition law was in tandem with the beliefs and cultures of the people of Nigeria.
“For the fact that the laws or constitution that govern a country emanates from the culture and norms of such people, it is not expected that we have same sex marriage in Nigeria”, he stressed.