An Abuja court has thrown out a suit asking for the registration of a lesbian group. According to reports, the Federal High Court threw out the suit which was challenging the refusal of the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), to register a lesbian group under the aegis of “Lesbian Equality and Empowerment Initiatives.”
Vanguardngr reports that Justice Nnamdi Dimgba, in his judgement stated that the decision of CAC not to register the group was in compliance with section 30 (1) (c) of the Companies And Allied Matters Act (CAMA) Cap C20 Laws of Federation of Nigeria 2004. It It held that where the proposed name of a company or its aims and objectives are caught by the provisions of Section 30 (1) (c) of CAMA, the Respondent (CAC), is duly empowered to reject such an application for reservation of name or registration. The judgment was followed by a suit filed by one Pamela Adie, who disclosed that she had sometime in October 2017, established “Lesbian Equality and Empowerment Initiatives” with an aim to advocate for the rights of Nigerians that have the inclination to same-sex relationships. Pamela also told the court that she applied to the CAC for the registering of the group through her lawyer, Fajenyo Kayode for the reservation of the association’s name. Photo Credit: Getty
