Nigerian gay rights activist,
Bisi Alimi, has slammed the presidential candidate of the Allied Congress Party
of Nigeria (ACPN), Oby Ezekwesili, over her stance on homosexuality.
Alimi said Ezekwesili cannot use
religion to rule Nigeria.
The presidential candidate had on
Friday tweeted that although she does not support homosexuality, she would give
everyone including gays and lesbians, equal opportunity if she is elected as
President in 2019.
She wrote: “So, my response to a
question at Chatham House has been misconstrued and totally taken out of
context by some folks.
“Bisi Alimi asked me a question
on the discrimination he suffered as a gay citizen of Nigeria. I responded that
as president of Nigeria, I shall uphold the basic human rights of every
Nigerian.
“This in no way equates or
translates to me supporting or approving gay rights. It appears that some
people are genuinely confusing constitutional rights due to everyone regardless
of their social orientation as gay rights. That is not correct.”
But in a swift reaction to
Ezekwesili’s tweets, Bisi wrote: “When a leader of a country of 180m people
with a potential of 18-20m of them being LGBT go on social media to make this
statement, it should take us to a place of reflection.
“Sexuality is not a choice, faith
is. No one is born Christian, Muslim or anything else but at birth we all have
sexuality and if you think being gay is a choice, then so is being straight.
“You can not use your religion to
rule a secular state.”
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