Michael Stephens, veteran rapper
better known as Ruggedman, has tackled Elisha Abbo, lawmaker representing
Adamawa north, over his support for a bill seeking to regulate social media.
The entertainer also wondered why
the lawmaker did not bring up a bill to regulate police brutality among others.
The bill entitled ‘Protection
from Internet Falsehood and Manipulation 2019’ passed second reading at the
senate after Sani Musa, lawmaker representing Niger east and its sponsor, moved
a motion for a debate on the proposed law.
The proposed legislation was
however rejected by some Nigerians including celebrities who took to Twitter to
express their reservations, especially “how it violates their fundamental right
of freedom of speech.”
But while speaking during a
plenary debate on the bill at the national assembly, Abbo had called for its
swift passage into law to regulate the scourge of fake news and falsehood in
Nigeria.
In the less than two-minutes
video presentation of the senator — which has now gone viral online — the
legislator had stated the country risks being consumed if the menace of fake
news is not contained.
“The issue of fake news in this
country, if it’s not regulated is a cancer waiting to consume all of us,” he
had said.
“Even conventional media that are
regulated are suffering from falsehood. If we cannot regulate the spread of
falsehood, it will consume all of us tomorrow.”
In his reaction to the video
clip, the veteran rapper wondered why the lawmaker did not apply similar energy
in proposing a bill which would regulate embezzlement, police brutality
excessive charging by telecommunication companies in the country.
“U skipped supporting the police
reform bill. You didn’t bring up a bill to regulate embezzlement, police
brutality or telcos & banks over charging. It’s fake news that @PoliceNG
(if paid well n equipped) can investigate and arrest d guilty party dat u r
on,” he wrote.
U skipped supporting the police reform bill.— RUGGEDMAN (@RuggedyBaba) November 21, 2019
You didnt bring up a bill to regulate embezzlement, police brutality or telcos & banks over charging.
It's fake news that @PoliceNG (if paid well n equipped) can investigate and arrest d guilty party dat u r on
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