On Wednesday the House
of Representatives Committee on Media and Publicity criticized the anti-social
media bill proposed to the Senate by the Deputy Senate
Majority Leader, Ibn
Na’Allah.
Committee Chairman
Abdulrazak Namdas
WixNews
The chairman of the
committee, Abdulrazak Namdas, noted his disapproval of the legislation during a
State House Speakers correspondents dinner attended by President Muhammadu
Buhari.
SaharaReporters has
published several pieces covering public outrage against the anti-social media
bill moving through the Nigerian Senate. On several occasions Senators,
including Dino Malaye of Kogi State, have pointed to exposes published about
them as justification for media censorship.
Mr. Namdas expressed
his support for the ideal of freedom of speech and claimed that the House of
Representatives would never enact legislation which would curtail this
ideal.
The committee
chairman acknowledged the role of social media in the electoral victory of the
All Progressives Congress (APC). Mr.
Namdas concluded his comments by expressing his solidarity with President
Buhari’s anti-corruption efforts as well as the fight against Boko Haram.
Source : Saharareporters
