The Youth Wing of the Peoples
Democratic Party, PDP, South-East zone on Thursday threatened to resist the
proposed Hate Speech Bill.
The Youths alleged that the bill
was a ploy by the All Progressives Congress, APC, led Federal government to
suppress the opposition parties and Nigerians from speaking against the ills of
President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration.
The leader of the Youths in the
zone, Comrade Chidiebere Egwu accused President Buhari and other APC leaders of
initiating and exacerbating Hate Speech, a tool he alleged was used to oust
former President Goodluck Jonathan out of office.
Egwu who spoke to journalists in
Abakaliki noted that the reintroduction of the bill was unfortunate and
unnecessary as it will negatively affect the constitutional rights of citizens.
Recall that the bill which was
sponsored by the Deputy Chief Whip, Aliyu Abdullahi, is currently on the floor
of the Senate and prescribes death penalty for anyone found guilty of spreading
any falsehood that could lead to the death of another person.
Egwu noted that hate speech was
the propaganda machinery of the APC Government to put Nigerians against the
administration of the Jonathan’s Presidency and now that they have reneged on
their promises, they want to gag divergent opinions against the APC Government.
“The reintroduction of the hate
speech bill was anti-democratic, unconstitutional and futile exercise. If hate
speech was enacted by Jonathan’s Presidency, Buhari and other APC leaders would
have been victims of the death penalty.
The present APC administration
benefitted from hate speech.
“In 2012 and 2014, APC Leaders
warned that if Former President Jonathan won, they will form a parallel
government, was that a reasonable statement? When President Muhammadu Buhari
reportedly said that baboons and monkeys will soak in blood if the 2015
election was rigged, was that not a hate speech.
“The APC leaders abused Jonathan
and reduced him to shreds to get to power, and now they don’t want Nigerians to
express their opinions. We can’t allow that to happen. The South East Youths
will continue to speak out for the betterment of our country.
“The major victims of the
proposed bill were the youths. They don’t want us to speak about the
insecurity; they don’t want us to expose their massive corruption; they don’t
want us to speak about the bad roads, failing healthcare, poor education
standard. The APC Government doesn’t Nigerians to speak against the surging
unemployment of our Youths” he stated.
Egwu further urged the National
Assembly to consider the numerous negative implications of the bill and discard
it in the interest of national unity, peace and sustenance of the Democratic
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Where are the Apc guys,please defend yourself for the unity of Nigeria,Awon oloriburuku dede
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