US trip: Buhari rejects gay marriage!

The Presidency on Wednesday admitted that the issue of gay marriage came up during President Muhammadu Buhari’s four-day official visit to the United States.

It said the President however rejected the idea point blank.

The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, disclosed this on his Twitter handle on Wednesday.

Adesina said the issue of gay marriage was raised in one of the meetings the President attended in Washington DC on Tuesday.

He however refused to disclose which of the meetings attended by the President the issue was raised.

The Presidential spokesman said when the issue came up, Buhari made it clear that sodomy is against the law of Nigeria and abhorrent to her culture.

“The issue of gay marriage came up here yesterday (Tuesday). PMB (President Buhari)  was point blank. Sodomy is against the law in Nigeria, and abhorrent to our culture,” Adesina posted on his Twitter handle.