Nigeria’s Senate President, Dr
Ahmad Ibrahim Lawan on Monday night washed off his hands from the controversial
Hate Speech and Internet Falsehoods and Manipulations and other related Matters
Bill.
Lawan said in Abuja at a Luncheon/Media
briefing that, the fate of those bills hangs in the public domain, saying if
the public is opposed to the passage of the bills, Senate would not act
otherwise.
Both bills have scaled first
reading on the floor of the Senate with attendant heavy criticism by the
public, allaying fears that the media would be games, if there were passed into
law.
Lawan stressed that it was left
for Nigerians to decide if both bills would be passed, adding that the Senate
would rely on the preponderance of their opinions.
“Hate Speech bill, thank God, the
Sponsor is here, and to me, the bill has a lining in Nigeria’s Democratic
environment.
“Nigerians from all persuasions
have one thing to say and this is what democracy is all about.
“Hate Speech bill is not going to
be passed without the desirable public hearing, so we have the opportunity to
be there with our arguments on whether we like it or not.
“The preponderance of opinion of
Nigerians will determine whether hate Speech bill will be passed or not.”
“Falsehoods and Manipulations and other related Matters Bill” passed second
reading, while the Hate Speech Bill passed the first reading in the Senate with
both sponsors from Niger in North Central, Nigeria.
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