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Shehu Sani Laments Over Hate Speech Bill

Ex-lawmaker representing Kaduna Central Senatorial District, Senator Shehu Sani has cried out over the recent first reading of the hate speech bill on the Senate floor.

He said; “Nigeria is currently on the road to full-blown tyranny with the introduction of the bill sponsored by Senator Sabi Abdullahi. The bill is an authoritarian step to protect power by fear and silence.”

“The parliament must not be complicit in the destruction of our democracy and the building of a totalitarian state. A bill to regulate social media and to prescribe death sentence for a so-called hate speech is a road to full-blown tyranny.”

For those who don’t know, Senator Sabi Abdullahi representing Niger North Senatorial District on Tuesday, November 12, 2019 sponsored a private bill to tackle hate speeches and other social media related contents, considered antagonistic to the interest of Nigerian society.

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