The anti social media protest was Tuesday morning taken to the National Assembly by protesters against the ongoing law to gag the online platform by the nation’s lawmakers.

Protesters with placards reading, “Social Media Bill is anti-people” were chorusing “we no go gree o” in obvious angst, asking the lawmakers to stop further actions on the bill. They were however stopped at the first gate by heavily armed Policemen who insisted they would not be allowed to enter the National Assembly.

The protester who stormed the Assembly in large numbers, were mostly dressed in black attires, with some in sealed black sellotape on their mouths.

One of the protesters who identified himself as Nnamdi told DAILY POST that the Senators were obviously out to gag the press, something he likened to Decree 4 of the past Military era, stressing that they would do everything they can to resist it.

A lady who was addressing the protesters whose name could not be confirmed by DAILY POST expressed disappointment on Senators of the 8th Assembly, explaining that all of them were intellectually bankrupt if they could not understand the contribution of the social media which has evolved in the 21st century.

” Attempt by the Nigeria Senators to gag social media shows they are intellectually bankrupt, especially that they could not understand the contribution of social media in the 21st century,” she said.

Security agents who barricaded the entrance of the National Assembly gate urged the protesters to be peaceful.

Cc: lalasticlala

http://dailypost.ng/2015/12/08/anti-social-media-protesters-storm-national-assembly-chide-lawmakers/

Misplaced priorities....

Good

nice one...Saraki and his boys cant close our mouth

#notosocialmediabill#

Long live Nigeria

#NoToSocialMediaBill

i just dey laugh

lalasticlala

only in naija

jane0000:
#notosocialmediabill#

Long live Nigeria

Dude. It won't yeild much result...

jane0000:
#notosocialmediabill#

Long live Nigeria

but will their protest yield any efforts?

Senator Dino Melaye, who once masqueraded himself as an anticorruption activist, is one of the leading supporters of the media censorship bill. Mr. Melaye delivered a tirade on the Senate floor last week telling fellow Senators and the media that social media could “drag democracy into crisis.



now the question is? will they succeed? will PMB sign it into law?

Freemanan:




Misplaced priorities....

they no get work

oluwaSmith1:

but will their protest yield any efforts?

hehehe..don no ma'am

NASS members think they can toy with people? They are on a long thing this time around. Cra.zy people

DONSMITH123:
Senator Dino Melaye, who once masqueraded himself as an anticorruption activist, is one of the leading supporters of the media censorship bill. Mr. Melaye delivered a tirade on the Senate floor last week telling fellow Senators and the media that social media could “drag democracy into crisis.



now the question is? will they succeed? will PMB sign it into law?

President Buhari, through its spokesman Garba Shehu, issued a statement today saying that “the President won’t assent to any legislation that may be inconsistent with the constitution of Nigeria. Lets hope he stand by his words

OnankpaBa:


President Buhari, through its spokesman Garba Shehu, issued a statement today saying that “the President won’t assent to any legislation that may be inconsistent with the constitution of Nigeria. Lets hope he stand by his words

they cant shut the media.

jane0000:
hehehe..don no ma'am