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The Kano State Government has urged the State House of Assembly to introduce a law that would outlaw same-sex marriage and all activities connected to it.
This followed a resolution reached during the State Executive Council meeting on Wednesday.
In a statement signed by the Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Abduljabbar Mohammed Umar, the council appealed to lawmakers to back the move with legislation that would stop such practices across the state.
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Kano, located in northern Nigeria, already operates under Islamic Sharia law, which forbids same-sex marriage and prescribes stiff penalties for those involved.
Niger State governor, Mohammed Umaru Bago, has partnered with the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria, ICAN, to audit the state’s financial records, correct anomalies where necessary, and identify areas for improvement in its accounting system.
The governor stated this while declaring open the 20th Northern Zonal Accountants’ Conference in Minna, with the theme, “Accountability and National Re-orientation: Unlocking Nigeria’s Socio-Economic Potentials.”
According to him, “The partnership with ICAN to audit the state’s financial record would set an example for other states of the federation, because transparency and fiscal discipline are necessary tools for delivering good governance and unlocking the vast potentials of the state economy.”
