Clerics of the Nigerian roman catholic community, under the aegis of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Ni­geria (CBCN), expressed their full disapproval over same sex marriage, they also called on president Buhari not to succumb to pressures coming from external governments and agencies to legalize gay marriage. In a communique issued at the end of their second plenary meeting held at the Pastoral Centre, Igwuruta, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, they called for a true conversion of heart.   In their exact words:

“We observe with deep concern the rise of the ori­entation towards homosexuality and lesbianism, as well as bisexual and trans-gender activism in many parts of the world (perhaps not excluding our own). “We reiterate our unreserved con­demnation of all acts of homosexuali­ty as sinful and opposed to the natural law of creation. “We call on our government to continue to resist the attempt by some external governments and agencies to impose an acceptance of same-sex unions”.