"I am not gay" - Mr Universe Nigeria says

In an interview with The Nation, current Mr Universe Nigeria, Francis Egwuatu, said that because he went for a male pageant doesn't mean he's gay...

"I am not gay, and it is very annoying when people make such comments. There was this girl that added me on twitter. She was like; 'Tell me the truth, are you gay?' It was so annoying. Some people think that for you to win the pageant you must be gay and men must sleep with you and all, but that's not true. I just wish I could do a story and the heading will just be 'I am not gay'. People have concluded in their mind that we are gays. Even when I was profiled on Linda Ikeji's blog, there were comments like, gay alert; the guy is gay and all that.

 People feel if you are a male pageant contestant, the only hard work you need to do is to sleep in the room. That's a negative thought, but I believe a person with a positive thought won't think like that. For me, you just have to be positive; you just have to believe in yourself. I have gone for pageants that I lost (Mr. Tourism Nigeria), but that didn't stop me from going for more.

What does he think of gays? Find his answer after the cut...

What do you think about gays?
Actually, it's bad in our country. It's not right; God has made it a man to woman, not a man to man or woman to woman. It's very wrong, just like its meant to be a negative to positive not positive to positive or a negative to negative, it's quite bad, I don't think it's cool.

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