Comments on: Senate Bill Proposal: Two-year Jail Term For Abusive Statements On Social Media

By: Chuks

Chuks — Sat, 10 Dec 2016 06:46:09 +0000

We’re in big trouble as a nation with this crop of lawmakers.These people are really clowns and entertainers who have no business being in the hallowed chambers, for any reason at all, making laws for us. How can they be talking of a bill to deny our fundamental right to freely express ourselves on national and related issues,just because by so doing more and more ordinary people get to know their shenanigans?Someone should tell them that,as long as they’re part and parcel of the government of the day,we expect them to synergize with the executive in brain storming and working our way out of the present economic fix.They should begin to think and articulate possible solutions to our common problems beyond the business of legislation,which does not count for much to everyday people.It should not be the individual and exclusive responsiblity of the executive;making the country work and improving the economy and lives,by extension, is a collective responsibility of all those serving in government, it does not matter the arm where you’re in service. Common on, you guys should get creative ,constructive and innovative with your intellects and be real problem-solvers that you’re expected to be, not problem-creators,that you have proven to be.Till date, we cannot generate enough energy for household consumption,much less industrial use,even with the multi-billion dollars claimed to have been spent on power, yet we keep talking of industrialization; the standard of our public education is on a free fall, with dilapidating physical infrastructure and underfunding the new features,while the government feels indifferent and the privileged few in it are busy sending their wards abroad for top-quality and better education;companies are shutting down and laying off en masse in the face of self-made recession while the leadership and legislature are helplessly watching and doing nothing;inflation has run circles around most households,especially, those with fixed incomes,diminishing their living standard by over 50%, to the point that they can’t afford the minimum necessaries of life today;the list of our woes is endless. Instead of making legislations on these problems their priority focus, they’re busy thinking of how they could stop free speech and information sharing on the social media. Which other country has such a law? I visit many foreign online media forum and I see what citizens of come countries say about their governments and leaders,even worse things than Nigerians are saying,yet we have not heard or read there’s any legislation underway to curtail them.You can’t blend democratic and communist ideals/practices, the two run counter.Mind you,ours is not a China- or North Korea-style regime.

By: kajena

kajena — Wed, 23 Nov 2016 15:03:52 +0000

fine, we agree but what will happen to those who steal from the government???????
you are all thieves and hypocrites. i guess this is an allegation too, please take me to jail

By: Paymayor

Paymayor — Sat, 19 Nov 2016 20:02:54 +0000

Over the bar. Because you guys are scared of peoples’ reaction to bad governance, right? You don’t want to face the shame of out-rightly banning the freedom of speech again, so you’re trying to take an indirect step?… That’s brilliant and let’s see how that works hehehe

By: Gani

Gani — Sat, 29 Oct 2016 22:44:43 +0000

Its the in Power that is the problem of this Country, not the masses. Can I asked you the lawmaker, tell me the total number of people that has been taking away our Resources to other countries apart from them are in power? Please create law to them in power and leave the masses alone!. How did EFCC, ICPC, and ETC comes about? These comes as a result of failed people in power by thieving our country resources, and they don’t want the learned masses to talk about it in there own ways through abusing and criticizing them.
I don’t think a civilized world like Nigeria can subdue to such tricks, because people in power has been the problem on ground. Look even a deaf know the problem of this country, that is the people in AUTHORITY.

By: Osas

Osas — Fri, 28 Oct 2016 07:58:52 +0000

Another decree 4? Is this Nigeria’s problem? I believe there are already enough laws in our statute books to take care of frivolous petitions. Hunger is killing our people; those who are fortunate to escape hunger must be jailed for complaining against the ruling class. Mind you, veiled in this proposed law is serious persecution against religious expression which some might want to interpret as attack against their own faith. This law is not needed. It should be thrown out. We need laws on how to better the existential conditions of our teeming masses not those designed to stifle opposition.

By: mceeluvafrique

mceeluvafrique — Sat, 20 Aug 2016 08:37:09 +0000

This is unbelievable in a 21st century democracy like Nigeria