The Chairman of the house committee on sports, Honourable Godfrey Gaiya has reacted to the ongoing lesbianism ban in the Female football in Nigeria.
Hon. Godfrey Gaiya, Chairman House Committee on Sports
Speaking EXCLUSIVELY to sportdiva.net Gaiya said 'Nigeria is right by banning lesbianism, the laws of the land does not recognize lesbianism its not in our constitution, Nigeria legal syatem doesn't permit homosezuals be it male or female footballer so thats the first and foremost'
He said that he's in support of Dilichikwus stand 'I support her completely because I don't think that FIFA rules surpasses Nigerian rule and national law if the chairperson said its illegal in our teams meaning she hasn't done anything wrong and I support her statement'
He furthermore shed lights on the matter by saying 'if Nigeria is in support of lesbians in the female teams I think its double standards its against the rule of the land and not good for the image of this country, we will not subdue and surrender ourselves to any moral quote'
Reacting to the punishment to be mete against Nigeria by FIFA, Gaiya said 'FIFA cannot ban us they should point out at some lesbians that has been banned of course threats will come officially/unofficially'
He now put out a challenge to FIFA asking them to provide evidences. He said ' we are waiting for FIFA to tell us that we have gone against their rules by stating the particular article and section of the FIFA rules and regulations where its stated, I have gone through FIFA statutes and I didn't see it there as far as I'm concerned its a flying kite that may not have even come from FIFA'
'I stay by the laws of the land and what it says' he concluded
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Hon. Godfrey Gaiya, Chairman House Committee on Sports
Speaking EXCLUSIVELY to sportdiva.net Gaiya said 'Nigeria is right by banning lesbianism, the laws of the land does not recognize lesbianism its not in our constitution, Nigeria legal syatem doesn't permit homosezuals be it male or female footballer so thats the first and foremost'
He said that he's in support of Dilichikwus stand 'I support her completely because I don't think that FIFA rules surpasses Nigerian rule and national law if the chairperson said its illegal in our teams meaning she hasn't done anything wrong and I support her statement'
He furthermore shed lights on the matter by saying 'if Nigeria is in support of lesbians in the female teams I think its double standards its against the rule of the land and not good for the image of this country, we will not subdue and surrender ourselves to any moral quote'
Reacting to the punishment to be mete against Nigeria by FIFA, Gaiya said 'FIFA cannot ban us they should point out at some lesbians that has been banned of course threats will come officially/unofficially'
He now put out a challenge to FIFA asking them to provide evidences. He said ' we are waiting for FIFA to tell us that we have gone against their rules by stating the particular article and section of the FIFA rules and regulations where its stated, I have gone through FIFA statutes and I didn't see it there as far as I'm concerned its a flying kite that may not have even come from FIFA'
'I stay by the laws of the land and what it says' he concluded
Article by Aderonke Ogunleye
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