On Saturday, December 02, 2023, the Muslim Freedoms Concern (MURIC) has approached President Bola Tinubu to dismiss the proposed “LGBT accord,” which looks to legitimize lesbian, gay, sexually open, and transsexual (LGBT) connections in Nigeria.
The assertion, endorsed by MURIC’s Chief, Teacher Ishaq Akintola, uncovered that Western nations, acting under the EU-ACP coalition, have been applying strain on Nigeria to line up with countries that embrace LGBT connections.
MURIC fervently went against this impact, naming it as an underhanded and shameless plan that conflicts with the request for nature.
“We reject this idea. It is insidious, corrupt, luciferous, and terrible. It is additionally against the request for nature. Allah made all two by two of other gender. How could life proceed in the event that we go it to same sex?” the assertion underscored.
MURIC contended that any concurrence with the proposed LGBT accord would disregard Nigeria’s Enemy of Same Sex Marriage Denial Demonstration of 2013, a regulation pointed toward shielding ethical quality and mental soundness in Nigerian culture. The gathering affirmed its support of the law, expressing its conviction that it should stay holy.
Citing the lessons of Prophet Lut (harmony arrive) from the Brilliant Qur’an, MURIC brought up the unmistakable judgment of gay practices. The assertion featured stanzas 27:56 and 26:166-167, noticing the dismissal of moving toward men rather than ladies and the outcomes looked by individuals of Lut in Sodom and Gomorrah.
The gathering likewise refered to scriptural references to underline its resistance to homosexuality. Alluding to 1 Corinthians 6:9-10, Leviticus 18:22, Leviticus 29:13, and Romans 1:26-27, MURIC contended that both the Qur’an and the Holy book denounce same-sex connections.
The assertion closed by affirming that homosexuality is altogether conflicting with Nigerian conventional practices and the insight of the nation’s predecessors, who, as indicated by MURIC, were aware of an All-powerful Maker that organized nature with divine insight.
