In a recent statement posted on his official social media account, former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, has expressed his strong opposition to the Samoa loan agreement entered into by the Nigerian Federal Government.
This agreement has brought controversy due to concerns about provisions related to same-sex marriage.
Fani-Kayode began by affirming his respect and trust for the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris Malagi, describing him as a man of honor and conviction whom he has known for many years.
He cited Malagi's assurances that the agreement contains no clauses mandating favorable treatment for same-sex marriages or gay individuals, accepting these assurances as sufficient.
In his statement, Fani-Kayode clearly condemned what he termed the "evil" of same-sex relationships and marriages, stating that such practices, common in Europe and the West, would not be accepted in Nigeria.
He expressed confidence in Nigeria's adherence to Christian and Muslim values, rejecting the notion that the Nigerian political class, including the Tinubu administration, would endorse or tolerate same-sex unions.
"The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris Malagi, is my friend and brother and I have known him for many years. He is not a liar or a propagandist: he is a man of honor and conviction and I have the deepest respect for him. He has spoken extensively on the Samoa issue and assured Nigerians that there is no provision in the agreement that requires favourable consideration or concessions for same sex marriages or gay men and gay women. His word is enough for me and I believe him."
"The evil that has overwhelmed Europe and the West when it comes to sodomy and ungodly and unnatural sexual relations and marriages between people of the same sex or between people and animals shall not enter Nigeria. Neither do I believe that the Tinubu administration or indeed anyone in our political class or ruling political elite would tolerate it. We are a nation under God and a people that adhere strictly to Christian and Muslim values. Unlike others we are not a nation of closet satanists and devil worshippers and we have not lost our ability to determine what is godly and ungodly. We will NEVER legitimise or allow the scourge of state-sponsored sodomy, same sex marriage or bestiality in our country and neither will we bow to the will of the western powers when it comes to this matter."
"We may have many challenges and we may not have their money or power but what we do have is our faith and our God. He is greater than all and He shall never leave or forsake us. We are a blessed people and, unlike them, we are not accursed. We will not walk the path of perdition. We will not throw away our religious beliefs and values for favour or filthy lucre. We will not tread the path of the enemies of God," Fani-Kayode wrote.