MI Abaga on anti-gay law: No consensual adult expression of love should be criminalised

Rapper/record label executive, MI Abaga, says there is no reason homosexuals shouldn’t be allowed to be who they are.

The artiste, on a podcast show, Middle Ground, criticised the gay rights law in Nigeria.

In a conversation that veered into lesbianism, gay rights, moral ethics and what not, MI could be heard talking at length about how everyone is entitled to their sexuality.

He said: “It’s not my business what anybody does. And what I mean by that is it’s my privacy. Everybody has a right to their privacy.

“If you bring a tape of two men having sex then you can prove [they are gay]. But for the most part, how are you going to prove without fringing on someone’s right or privacy- going through their phone. It almost seems to me to be an unenforceable law.”

There were mixed reactions towards his argument on social media. MI’s standpoint sparked a condemnation of the artiste from his own fans, as they weren’t quite keen to take his side.

A somewhat disappointed fan responded to the conversation via Twitter saying, “I never thought I’d ever disagree with MI on anything, but saying Nigeria’s law on Gays/Lesbian is wrong…I totally disagree sir”.

I never thought I'd ever disagree with M.I on anything but saying Nigeria's law on Gays/Lasbians is wrong…I totally disagree sir.

— YxNG 'GxDDY' DxNZL (@GiddyLes1) August 7, 2017

Another fan said,

I'm terribly disappointed.

— VoN (@frenemic) August 7, 2017

One fan couldn’t just imagine it.

I wonder what M I was thinking @MI_Abaga

— darlington odiase (@darlo411) August 7, 2017

The artiste, however, remained resolute with his argument about the issue.

My thinking.. I was born straight.. I wd never want 2b punished 4 who I am.. because of this.. I wouldn’t punish som1 else for who they are https://t.co/mrTFpkaze5

— Yung denzL (@MI_Abaga) August 7, 2017

Cheating and adultery are wrong.. but they are not criminalized.. and no form of consensual adult expression of love should be.. my opinion https://t.co/mrTFpkaze5

— Yung denzL (@MI_Abaga) August 7, 2017

MI has had a record of being controversial and outspoken on popular and unpopular issues.

Middle Ground, which started barely a month ago, is a podcast where MI, Loose Kaynon, Wendy Akomolafe-Kalu and April Maey come together to “talk s**t”.