The passing of social media bill will not be tolerated

Article 19 of the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights,
adopted in 1948, states that:-
“ Everyone has the right to freedom of
opinion and expression; this right
includes freedom to hold opinions
without interference and to seek,
receive and impart information and
ideas through any media and
regardless of frontiers. ”
Also, Chapter IV section 39 of the
Nigerian Constitution say. “Every
person shall be entitled to freedom
of expression, including freedom to
hold opinions and to receive and
impart ideas and information
without interference.”
Senator Ibrahim N’ Allah`s social
media bill proposes up to two years
in prison or $10,000 (£6,000) fine or
both for anyone disseminating via
text message, Twitter, WhatsApp, or
any other form of social media an
“abusive statement”
This is indeed a paradox, the APC
during the last general elections used
social media to marshal their change
agenda and incite Nigerians against
the PDP.
This bill as proposed not only seeks
to gag us and violate our rights, it
also shows that the APC senators
cannot not tolerate opposing views.
This anti democratic bill must be
stopped.
We, the people, therefore call on all
Nigerians to rebel against this bill,
its sponsors and supporters.
Signed:-
WE THE PEOPLE
Source:- Huhuonline