Media bill worsens Buhari regime’s war on free press – Lawyers - Punch Newspapers

Friday Olokor, Solomon Odeniyi, Deborah Tolu-Kolawole, and Godfrey GeorgeProminent lawyers and groups on Friday warned the National Assembly that any bill that seeks to abridge the freedom of speech and the press is unconstitutional.while reacting to a bill seeking to amend the Nigeria Press Council Act currently before the National Assembly.

He said, “Any bill, such as this one allegedly being planned or debated, that seeks or attempts to abridge freedom of speech and the press which are rights expressly guaranteed in Sections 22 and 38 of the 1999 Constitution is unworkable, unconstitutional and must be struck down under Section 1 of the same Constitution.

“Section 22 provides that the press, radio, television and other agencies of the mass media shall at all times be free to uphold the fundamental objectives contained in Chapter 2 and to highlight the responsibility and accountability of the Government to the people. No part of this section is rendered voidable, void, abridgeable, or abridged in any way howsoever in the said Section 22, by or the derogatory section of the Constitution .

Effiong said, “It is an escalation of the current regime’s war against a free press and the civic space. President Buhari is not comfortable with democracy, he wants to decimate the remnants of democracy beyond repair. “The ongoing efforts to amend the Nigeria Press Council Act and the National Broadcasting Commission Act are being made in furtherance of censorship. It is against the tenets of democracy. It is also not necessary at this time given the serious issues that plagues Nigeria at the moment. Sadly, the National Assembly is complicit in this anti-democratic adventures.”

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