A foremost traditional ruler in Nigeria, the Oluwo of Iwoland, Oba Abdulrasheed Adewale Akanbi, has commended President Donald Trump of the United States of America for ending policies protecting Lesbians, Gays, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) rights by recognising only the male and female genders.
The monarch in a statement by his press secretary, Alli Ibraheem commended Trump for his stand in the Executive Order issued that, sexes cannot be changed and projected a ban on transgender people from serving in the US military.
Trump also assured that government funds would not be used to promote gender identity. He has also said that a waiver for life-saving HIV care and treatment will not be apllied to gay and bisexual men or transwomen accessing the preventive medicine.
However, in the statement, Oluwo said, the orders will restore the sanctity of humanity and bring sanity to the world’s moral practice, affirming that “With the executive pronouncement, Trump is restoring the moral trust the world has in the US.
”I commend the President of the United States of America, Donald Trump for putting an end to immorality by restoring the sanctity and dignity of human persons.
“The LGBT executive orders must be given every needed support to prevail. I learned that some pro-LGBT organisations are instituting legal action. They will fail. It’s a contest between morality and immorality.
“As a natural paramount ruler with authority and voice of note, I drum my support for the order and will promote the new policy in respect of human honour and dignity.”
Oba Akanbi faulted the old practices of gay and lesbianism challenging the natural and fundamental reality, saying individual natural sexual attachment should be a source of pride.
He said the new order issued by Trump will renew people’s trust in the moral consciousness of the US.
“The moral consciousness of the world is raised by the suspension of policies protecting LGTB rights by recognizing two sexes only -male and female. Ending such policies deserves the commendation of every reasonable individual in respect of sound moral standard, ” he submitted.
