No going back on hate speech, social media bills –APC senators

Sponsors of the controversial bills targeted at regulating social media and hate speech in Nigeria,  senators Sani Musa and Sabi Abdullahi, have vowed not to withdraw the bills despite the public outcry that greeted the proposed legislation.



The All Progressives Congress lawmakers from Niger State, in separate interviews with our correspondent in Abuja, insisted that the bills were intended to create a society that would serve the overall interest of Nigerians.



Abdullahi, the Deputy Chief Whip, wondered why Nigerians who had yet to read the contents of the bills – which he said sought to establish a national commission on hate speech – were condemning them.









He argued that Nigeria needed such bills at its current stage of development.



The ex-Senate spokesperson said, “I will not drop the bill. In the first instance, I sponsored this bill of my own volition. Nobody asked me to do so. I did all the research and I have my strong reasons for coming up with this.



Abdullahi, the Deputy Chief Whip, wondered why Nigerians who had yet to read the contents of the bills – which he said sought to establish a national commission on hate speech – were condemning them.









He argued that Nigeria needed such bills at its current stage of development.



The ex-Senate spokesperson said, “I will not drop the bill. In the first instance, I sponsored this bill of my own volition. Nobody asked me to do so. I did all the research and I have my strong reasons for coming up with this.

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