President Bola Tinubu’s administration has reportedly signed the controversial Samoa agreement with conditions for supporting and recognizing the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT+) community.

This was revealed by the Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Abubakar Atiku Bagudu, during the signing at a reception organized by the European Union in Abuja on Monday, July 1, 2024.

In a publication cited in Daily Trust, the Samoa agreement reportedly has some LGBTQ+ clauses as conditions for getting financial support from some societies.

Responding to the criticism, Bagudu’s media assistant, Bolaji, Adebiyi, dismissed claims that the document signed by the federal government contained strictly economic development for Nigeria.

Adebiyi stated that LGBTQ+ or same-sex marriage were not mentioned in the document.

According to him, what Bagudu signed concerned a $150 billion trade component, and it would be wrong to imply that Nigeria had accepted LGBTQ+ tendencies.

Speaking on behalf of the Islamic community, the Administrative Secretary of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), Abubakar Akande, said the council would not welcome such an agreement.

Akande insists that the NSCIA's stance on same-sex marriage or LGBTQ+ remains unchanged. “We cannot agree to what is against the injunction of our Creator, Allah, on this matter, and which also disrespects Nigeria’s sovereignty.”

Nigerians have taken to social media to share their thoughts on the recent deal.

@sharfaddeen823: May Allah protect our nations from all evils and our enemies. And He may destroy them all and their intentions, He may guide us, save us and unite us against all evils

@uche1056387: So Muslim Muslim ticket president and vp are signing LGBQT+ deal now? Like they are agreeing USA deal just to borrow money and allow LGBT+ to thrive??

@Abdulfaskari1: Come 2027, we'll use this to campaign against this government. Enough is enough.

@talk2blayya: I think they are getting bong them article by article to sign till they have sign all the articles that promote LGBT+. May Allah save this country from that embarrassment.