Monday 7 December 2015

BUHARI, THE SENATE AND SOCIAL MEDIA BILL


Two posts hereunder, one on President Buhari and the other on Senator Melaye and you would probably acknowledge that even under threats of two-year jail term against social media outlets who would violate the provision in the event of it becomes law, Saharareporters still charges at Sen Melaye for operating a foreign account at this time.
“S” for “Stubborn” or  ”Silly”? I believe “S” stands for “Stubborn”
 Sen Ibn Nallah’s Bill on Social Media was ill-conceived and ill-advised.

That was where I was getting to that threats to imprison stubborn people don’t work. Isn’t it an irony that a former military dictator Buhari now says “I support free speech” – PMB’s hypocrisy, he doesn’t support free speech anything I can prove it.  If he supported free speech why did they rain bullets on IPOB members last week for expressing their rights and why is Nnamdi Kanu being tried right now in a Magistrate court, DSS moves to take him to the High Court for Treason or what? Criminal conspiracy, terrorism? How is it “terrorism”? Peoples agitation for secession and self-determination and independence under international human rights instruments ratified by Nigeria, is legitimate. So how is he a criminal? The protesters kicked against discrimination hitting at them in various shapes, their people were sidelined in federal appointments and so on,  the victims of marginalization and you mis-characterize and criminalize them for speaking out?!

For the Senate under the distinguished presidency of Dr Bukola Saraki to now pave leverages against the background of several human rights violations of Buhari’s regime who now enthuse not to sign the social media bill, because “we support free speech” incredible. PMB rests his observations on his newly found Constitution of the FRN  ’99 The heck!

Please Senate President Dr Bukola Saraki the social media bill proposed by good Sen Ibn NaAllah is a poisonous bill taken too far. It wont work.  How could anyone pick the cloud and pin it down?   Don’t pass the bill Sirs,  take it off your legislative agenda please, right now.
Thanks in anticipation
Attorney CN Ajie

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