The Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria, CBCN, has called on the federal government to either amend or withdraw from the Samoa Agreement.
In a position paper, titled, ”Threats to the Sovereignty and Values of Nigeria in the Samoa Agreement: A Statement of the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria, CBCN,’ issued yesterday, the National Director of Social Communications of the Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria, CSN, Rev. Fr. Michael Umoh, the bishops expressed concerns that the agreement undermined Nigeria’s moral, cultural, and religious beliefs and values.
The bishops argued that these provisions of the agreement threatened the country’s moral fabric and cultural identity, expressing concerns that the agreement might lead to the erosion of Nigeria’s sovereignty, as it may be subject to external pressures and dictates. The bishops’ conference president, Archbishop Lucius Iwejuru Ugorji, and secretary, Bishop Donatus Ogun, signed the position paper.
“The Samoa Agreement replaced the Cotonou Agreement and was signed by 44 ACP states out of 79 member countries on November 15, 2023, in Apia, Samoa. Nigeria did not sign it due to concerns with the language relating to sovereignty and African values.
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