THE GUARDIAN
A coalition of civil society organisations (CSOs) has advised the Federal Government and heads of Africa-Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) states against signing the European Union and Africa-Caribbean and Pacific countries (EU-ACP) Partnership Agreement.
The group also urged their respective parliaments and legislatures to avoid ratifying the ‘deceptive’ treaty.
According to the CSOs, if the ACP governments succumb to the European Union’s intimidation and sign the Lesbianism, Gay marriage, Bisexual, Transgender and Bisexual (LGBT) agreement on November 15, it would spell doom for the nations, arguing that the pact was primarily aimed at the homosexualisation and LGBTisation of the countries.
The CSOs are Human & Constitutional Rights Committee, African Bar Association, Parents Watch Initiative and Zarephath Aid.
Recall that a crucial meeting between the EU and ACP ministers took place in Brussels on November 28, 2022, to potentially exert greater pressure on the officials to persuade their heads of government to sign the contentious LGBT agreement.
Another meeting with the same objective took place from June 19 to 28 this year in Brussels. The meetings ended in a deadlock, as ACP parliamentarians and leaders vehemently opposed the signing of the document.
During a press briefing at the weekend, Chairman, Human & Constitutional Rights Committee, African Bar Association, Sonnie Ekwowusi, observed that the agreement, which takes the form of a treaty, is deceptively and deviously worded to impose the EU’s LGBT agenda on ACP countries.
“This is why ACP countries must unanimously rise up and resist the signing of this agreement because once the agreement is signed, it shall automatically override their Constitutions and national sovereignties of the ACP countries. In contrast to the Monroe Doctrine, Nigeria operates the Dualist doctrine under international law,” he said.
Ekwowusi added that by virtue of Section 12 of the 1999 Constitution (as amended), a treaty signed by Nigerian political leaders does not have the force of law in the country until it is ratified and domesticated by the National Assembly.
