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Catholic bishops reject Samoa pact, seek amendment

CSOs caution international partners on LGBTQ activities 

The Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) has faulted the Samoa Agreement recently signed by the Federal Government, urging the authority government to immediately propose an amendment or back down.
 
In a statement titled: “Threats to the Sovereignty and Values of Nigeria in the Samoa Agreement,” jointly signed by their President and Secretary, Archbishop Lucius Iwejuru Ugorji, and Bishop Donatus Ogun, the clerics noted that by signing the pact, Nigeria had committed to complying with the “impugned and contentious provisions of the Samoa Agreement, and cannot roll back on contentious provisions without breaching the Agreement.” 
 
The body observed that most African countries have always counted on the leadership of Nigeria to contest anti-life, anti-family, anti-culture and anti-African values at the United Nations, adding that the signing…
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