By Sani Tukur
The minister claimed critics were using social media to slander Nigerian officials.

The Minister of Information, Labaran Maku, has called on people he said use social media to ‘slander’ the government, to search their conscience and stop the practice.

Mr. Maku, who spoke via his Press Secretary, Joseph Mutah, in a release on Tuesday, was reacting to a publication he said appeared on an online medium.
The minister described as false the story that the First Lady, Patience Jonathan, was interfering in some appointments in the Federal Ministry of Information and parastatals under the Ministry’s supervision.

“It is absolutely false the report which attempted to connect the First Lady, Dame Dr. Patience Goodluck Jonathan to issues of appointment in the Federal Ministry of Information,” he said, adding that, “the report is false and malicious”.

Mr. Mutah therefore, “urged those peddling this slander and similar slanders in the social media to search their conscience and redeem themselves from the path of destruction they have subjected our society to.”

He said the media report surrounding the first lady is “a cocktail of lies and the handiwork of vicious characters that specialize in tarnishing the good reputation of decent people and leaders in the society”.

He also said the report shows how very low some people can go in abusing the reputation of the social media in Nigeria.
“They offer fiction and slander freely to the public without conscience. They neither respect the laws of the land nor fear God. They continue to destroy the well-earned reputation of worthy citizens and leaders for selfish reasons.

“They should leave this ignoble task and embrace God and decency for the good of themselves and the society,” he said.

http://saharareporters.com/news-page/social-media-critics-should-%E2%80%9Cfear-god%E2%80%9D-information-minister-maku-says-premium-times

Yes, all of you abusing them, una dey hear.hahahaha.

If the masqurade is chasing you, keep running as mortals get tired, so celetial bodies aswell get tired(Yoruba Proverb)

The child(FG) that says his mother(Nigerians) will not sleep, him ma no go see sleep

Abeg, give me one chilled drink there make i relax.

Abeg what is that about "social media reputation in Nigeria"?
Is it a typo or intentional.
Or is it the same way facebook was brought to Nigeria.lol

It's not hard to see that Maku appears to be confused. I pity him and poor Abati and the widemouthed Okupe all of whom have to do the dirty job of mostly lying to Nigerians. "Fear God"? Maku now turning a pastor or preacher?

Maku! 'reckless talker' ....David mark.

Maku no get sense at all.

Gooogle: By Sani Tukur
The minister claimed critics were using social media to slander Nigerian officials.

The Minister of Information, Labaran Maku, has called on people he said use social media to ‘slander’ the government, to search their conscience and stop the practice.

Mr. Maku, who spoke via his Press Secretary, Joseph Mutah, in a release on Tuesday, was reacting to a publication he said appeared on an online medium.
The minister described as false the story that the First Lady, Patience Jonathan, was interfering in some appointments in the Federal Ministry of Information and parastatals under the Ministry’s supervision.

“It is absolutely false the report which attempted to connect the First Lady, Dame Dr. Patience Goodluck Jonathan to issues of appointment in the Federal Ministry of Information,” he said, adding that, “the report is false and malicious”.

Mr. Mutah therefore, “urged those peddling this slander and similar slanders in the social media to search their conscience and redeem themselves from the path of destruction they have subjected our society to.”

He said the media report surrounding the first lady is “a cocktail of lies and the handiwork of vicious characters that specialize in tarnishing the good reputation of decent people and leaders in the society”.

He also said the report shows how very low some people can go in abusing the reputation of the social media in Nigeria.
“They offer fiction and slander freely to the public without conscience. They neither respect the laws of the land nor fear God. They continue to destroy the well-earned reputation of worthy citizens and leaders for selfish reasons.

“They should leave this ignoble task and embrace God and decency for the good of themselves and the society,” he said.

http://saharareporters.com/news-page/social-media-critics-should-%E2%80%9Cfear-god%E2%80%9D-information-minister-maku-says-premium-times

if the public can use social medias to keep them awake and on their feet so be it. Atleast let it be one of the things we can do to make these fools at the top stay alert. Long live Nigeria. long live the social medias used to make them unconfortable. Long live social media posters and threaders who keep awake to write their posts and commentaries. You guys out there, we luv u all. Keep the good work. Let us make em very uncortable so that whenever they take that sit of power up there, they would be careful what they do cos the people would critize failure to perform.

Maku & Associates should also fear God & stop feeding us with lies.