Bolu Okupe, son of Doyin Okupe, former aide to Goodluck Jonathan, ex-president, has averred that some of the people who signed the Nigerian anti-gay law are homosexuals.
In an Instagram live session on Monday, the 27-year-old faulted attempts by the country’s leadership to discourage homosexuality, adding that such energy should rather be dissipated into other pressing issues.
“With the whole 14-year law, I bet you for a fact, some people who signed that law are gay themselves. It’s ridiculous,” he said.
“I really do feel sorry for the women. You women should be fighting more for acceptance because a lot of you guys are married to gay men. I am sorry but your whole lives are fake. Your husbands are living in secrecy and leading double lives.
“I feel like some of you know and some of you don’t mind because your husband is rich but some of you didn’t know but discovered later, and it’s heartbreaking.
“There is a lot that we need to do. At this point, I really see no reason for a 14-year prison for homosexuality. I feel that is not the first thing that we need to tackle. There is really no need for that law and that should be abolished as soon as possible. That is just my opinion.”
Speaking further, Bolu said he is happy that his recent disclosure has again sparked discussions about the acceptability of homosexuality in Nigeria.
“I believe that whether people like it or not. What happened has started or sparked a kind of conversation in the Nigerian atmosphere that needed to be heard. It started the whole conversation about gay and LGBT which at some points need to happen more and more,” he added.