Same Sex Marriage unlawful in Nigeria... Okowa
DELTA State governor, Dr Ifeanyi Okowa, has said Nigeria took the right steps by having laws against same sex marriage.
Speaking when members of the state chapter of Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), paid him a visit in Asaba, Okowa stated, “on same sex marriage, Nigeria has taken a position, the National Assembly has passed a law prohibiting it which was signed into law.”
“Nigeria has taken the right part when it comes to same sex marriage,” he said, adding that it was important for Nigerians to always have their trust in God to enable them succeed in their actions.
The governor urged church leaders to use their different denominations to enlighten the people of programmes of the government, especially, in the area of job creation, stating that his administration will not derail in ensuring prosperity for all Delta people.
According to him: “we stand by our promises of providing prosperity for all Delta people, though, we are being slowed down by the huge debt challenges we face as a state and as a nation, we will be transparent, fair, just and equitable in whatever we do, forms for the empowerment programmes are available online because we don’t want to hear about anybody hijacking the process.”
“We want you to use our churches to educate our people on how to collect the forms, a committee will go round the senatorial districts to conduct interviews, we want to provide opportunity for all Delta people to participate in the programmes,” he said,
He added, “we will soon constitute a board to run our technical schools and vocational centres to train our children in skills acquisition, the church has a lot of role to play, the traditional institution has a lot of role to play, we have to actively build a peaceful society and prosperous society.”
On the suspension of civil service recruitment, the governor explained that it was not a punitive measure but, situation arose because of the financial situation of the state, asserting that while some states in the South-South had less than 20, 000 workforce, Delta State, had over 60, 000 with a huge wage bill, despite the dwindling resources accruable to the state.
Earlier, the chairman of CAN, Delta State, Rev. Gideon Oyibo, said CAN was ready to partner with the government to enable it deliver dividends of democracy to the people.
Immediate past Senior Special Adviser to Delta State government on Religious Matters, Rev. Godspower Agbuduta, lauded Governor Okowa, for kicking against same sex marriage, observing that gay marriage is un-African and anti-Christian.
Speaking when members of the state chapter of Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), paid him a visit in Asaba, Okowa stated, “on same sex marriage, Nigeria has taken a position, the National Assembly has passed a law prohibiting it which was signed into law.”
“Nigeria has taken the right part when it comes to same sex marriage,” he said, adding that it was important for Nigerians to always have their trust in God to enable them succeed in their actions.
The governor urged church leaders to use their different denominations to enlighten the people of programmes of the government, especially, in the area of job creation, stating that his administration will not derail in ensuring prosperity for all Delta people.
According to him: “we stand by our promises of providing prosperity for all Delta people, though, we are being slowed down by the huge debt challenges we face as a state and as a nation, we will be transparent, fair, just and equitable in whatever we do, forms for the empowerment programmes are available online because we don’t want to hear about anybody hijacking the process.”
“We want you to use our churches to educate our people on how to collect the forms, a committee will go round the senatorial districts to conduct interviews, we want to provide opportunity for all Delta people to participate in the programmes,” he said,
He added, “we will soon constitute a board to run our technical schools and vocational centres to train our children in skills acquisition, the church has a lot of role to play, the traditional institution has a lot of role to play, we have to actively build a peaceful society and prosperous society.”
On the suspension of civil service recruitment, the governor explained that it was not a punitive measure but, situation arose because of the financial situation of the state, asserting that while some states in the South-South had less than 20, 000 workforce, Delta State, had over 60, 000 with a huge wage bill, despite the dwindling resources accruable to the state.
Earlier, the chairman of CAN, Delta State, Rev. Gideon Oyibo, said CAN was ready to partner with the government to enable it deliver dividends of democracy to the people.
Immediate past Senior Special Adviser to Delta State government on Religious Matters, Rev. Godspower Agbuduta, lauded Governor Okowa, for kicking against same sex marriage, observing that gay marriage is un-African and anti-Christian.
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