Bayo Onanuga, a former media aide to President Bola Tinubu,
has called for the urgent regulation of the social media space.
Onanuga said the misinformation and disinformation
disseminated on social media might trigger another civil war in Nigeria.
He made the call in reaction to conflicting reports on the
ruling of the Kaduna governorship election tribunal.
He lamented a report that the Kaduna governorship election
was declared inconclusive while the tribunal was still reading its judgment.
Reacting, Onanuga tweeted: “Social media need to be
regulated urgently. So many spurious reports today about the Kaduna
governorship verdict by the Election Tribunal.
“The most notoriously shared headline: “Kaduna governorship
election declared inconclusive.” This was circulating while the tribunal was
still reading its judgment.
“There should be some control in the social media space,
otherwise the misinformation and disinformation being disseminated will one day
trigger a civil war in our country.”
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