#SayNoToSocialMediaBill Trends As Celebrities, Politicians, Speak Up Against FG Plans

The Nigerian Twitter space is currently buzzing with the #SayNoToSocialMediaBill trend as citizens from all spheres of life come together to speak against the bid of the government to place a gag on citizens.

The Social Media Bill which the Senate is deliberating on is one that directly contravenes the Nigerian Constituition edicts on freedom of speech and information

Based on our constitution section 39 that guarantees freedom of speech and information,i oppose and condemn the social Media Bill that is aimed at infringing on our rights to freedom of expression and communications. #SayNoToSocialMediaBill#SayNoToSocialMediaBill pic.twitter.com/iKirw2tNbE

— WarepamorSammy 🇳🇬 (@Warepamorsammy) November 22, 2019

Actively pioneered by Sex-Toy shop assault Senator, Elisha Abbo, the bill seeks to control the kind of information that is released to the public thus reducing or even totally eliminating the evidence of crimes by officals in power.

This is Elisha Abbo. A Nigerian Senator. Caught on camera physically assaulting a woman in a sex toy shop. His would have been covered if not for social media. He isn't in jail yet. He wants to silence social media to enable him continue assaulting. We #SayNoToSocialMediaBill pic.twitter.com/lOExRMOlHu

— Ayò Bánkólé (@AyoBankole) November 22, 2019

Nigerians have come out enmasse to reject this bill by signing a petition that has since yesterday accrued over 26,000 signatures at the filing of this report.

See a few posts from celebrities, citizens, as well as public office holders alike:

Here are the contact details of the 109 senators with emails call them, text them, talk some sense into their heads.
Talk to your senators o#SayNoToSocialMediaBill#SayNoToHateSpeechBill pic.twitter.com/ifTzONDIv7

— Lord Wanchoe (@lilwanchoe) November 23, 2019

How difficult would it have been for this man to call the original posting of this video “Fake news” and get it shut down? But he couldn’t.

That’s why he’s in support of that oppressive bill.

He saw the power we still wield and it terrified him!

Please #SayNoToSocialMediaBill https://t.co/5z9EiZqCT5

— Four-eyed Edo boy™ (@Alex_Houseof308) November 22, 2019

At the end of the day, the Hate Speech Bill was copied from Singapore word for word by brain dead Senator Sani Musa who earns N13.5million monthly for being stupid!
Soon, Nigerians who hailed Buhari and APC would know what they have done to themselves! #SayNoToSocialMediaBill pic.twitter.com/mlMU1c2krF

— أنا أؤمن بالله كحامي ومخلصي Jackson Ude (@jacksonpbn) November 22, 2019