BREAKING: Social media bill scales second reading in Senate

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The Senate on Tuesday passed the bill for an Act to make provisions for the protection from internet falsehood and manipulations and related matters, for a second reading.

It is opularly known as anti-Social media bill, sponsored by the Senator representing Niger East Senatorial District, Sani Musa.

Only Senator Chimaroke Nnamani, a former governor of Enugu State, spoke against the bill while Senator Bala Ibn Na’Allah raised a constitutional point of order to caution the red chamber against its passage. However, Senators Ibrahim Gobir, Elisha Abbo, and Abba Moro supported the bill in their various contributions during the debate that lasted about 10 minutes.

The Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, put the passage of the bill for a second reading to a voice vote after confirming that no senator was ready to speak against it. The majority of the lawmakers in the chamber unanimously voted in support of the bill and it was read the second time.

 

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Wisdom of God locate them

Thunder fire sanate

It will somersault on the third reading 😂

Please accelerate the passage of this bill. Also let us have instant death penalty for looters as well

Do you support the hate speech bill ?

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