Nigeria\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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.
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\n\u201cHate Speech bill, thank God, the Sponsor is here, and to me, the bill has a lining in Nigeria\u2019s Democratic environment.<\/p>\n
\u201cNigerians from all persuasions have one thing to say and this is what democracy is all about.<\/p>\n
\u201cHate 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.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe preponderance of opinion of Nigerians will determine whether hate Speech bill will be passed or not.\u201d<\/p>\n
DAILY POST earlier reports that \u201cFalsehoods and Manipulations and other related Matters Bill\u201d passed second reading, while the Hate Speech Bill passed the first reading in the Senate with both sponsors from Niger in North Central, Nigeria.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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