SERAP stated clearly in a tweet on Tuesday that Nigerians have the right to freedom of expression on social media and that they won’t accept any illegal attempt to interfere with that right.
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“We’ll sue the Northern Governors’ Forum and @nassnigeria if any Social Media bill is passed and signed by President Buhari. Nigerians have a right to freedom of expression online.
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“We won’t accept any illegal attempts to interfere with that right #NoToSocialMediaBill,” the human rights group tweeted.
BREAKING: We’ll sue the Northern Governors’ Forum and @nassnigeria
if any Social Media bill is passed and signed by President Buhari.Nigerians have a right to freedom of expression online.
We won’t accept any illegal attempts to interfere with that right#NoToSocialMediaBill
— SERAP (@SERAPNigeria) November 3, 2020
Recall that the Northern governor’s had gathered for a meeting with northern traditional and political leaders on Monday November 2.
They called for the censorship and control of social media as a means of curbing the spread of fake news.
