Nigeria: SAMOA agreement has no provision for LGBTQ rights, says NBA President — Africa Links 24

President of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, Yakubu Maikyau (SAN), on Tuesday said there was no provision in the SAMOA Agreement that required Nigeria to accept or recognise Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Queen, LGBTQ, rights.

Mr Maikyau noted that the narrative being propagated was either due to ignorance of the contents of the agreement, or a deliberate intention to mislead the public, “neither of which is good”.

In a statement signed by Maikyau in Lagos, by NBA National…