Comprehensive Sexuality Education is Anti-Africa, Anti-Culture & Anti-Common Sense

On Thursday in Abuja at the National House of Assembly, we convened a press briefing to raise a clear national alarm. Growing foreign influence is shaping policies, educational materials and programmes that directly affect Nigerian children, particularly in the areas of comprehensive sexuality education, reproductive health, gender and family values.

We called on the National Assembly to move beyond individual bills and conduct a comprehensive review of the broader policy frameworks, funding sources, international partnerships and educational content currently being introduced or promoted in our schools and communities.

Our core demands are clear:

Policies affecting Nigerian children must reflect Nigeria’s social, cultural and institutional realities. They must not be imported wholesale from external frameworks without rigorous assessment of their compatibility with our laws, culture and family structures.
Terms such as “bodily autonomy,” “sexual rights” and “gender identity” must be clearly defined and their implications carefully examined before they are embedded in legislation, government policy or materials intended for children.
Parents, educators, community leaders, child-rights advocates, and civil society must be given meaningful opportunities to participate in developing any programme targeting our children.
Government agencies and their development partners must provide full transparency on the objectives, sources of funding, content and implementation arrangements of all programmes affecting children.

Our Executive Director, Dr Segun Adebayo, stated our position clearly: “We are dedicated to policies of the land, to be sure that the policies of government in Africa are consistent with the realities of Africa.”

Our Legal Adviser, Sonnie Ekwowusi, emphasised that the current push is not merely legislative; it is a sustained attempt to shift public opinion. He noted that we have already written to the Presidency and the leadership of the National Assembly and will continue direct engagement with relevant committees.

We also referenced similar developments in countries such as Liberia and Zimbabwe, where externally supported programmes on education, reproductive health and family issues have raised serious sovereignty concerns. Nigerian lawmakers must therefore examine the origins, funding arrangements and implementation structures of comparable initiatives operating in our country.

As part of our ongoing advocacy, we announced our intention to present an African Charter on Family Values and Sovereignty to the National Assembly. This Charter will provide a framework that prioritises African cultural integrity, parental authority and the protection of children.

Let’s remember that any decision taken today will shape the moral, cultural and social future of the next generation. We therefore urge lawmakers, parents, educators, the media and every stakeholder to demand greater scrutiny, transparency and accountability.

At CAfPRA, we will continue to research, engage and advocate until policies affecting African children are rooted in African realities and not external agendas.

Protecting our children’s innocence and defending our cultural sovereignty are non-negotiable.

Some Media Coverage of the Press Briefing:

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