By Deji Elumoye in Abuja

The Senate has disowned the controversial Hate Speech Bill which passed through the first reading on the floor of the Senate a fortnight ago.

Its spokesman, Senator Godiya Akwashiki, told reporters Monday that the Bill that was re-introduced by the Senate Deputy Whip, Senator Sabi Abdullahi, was a private member Bill and not sponsored by the upper chamber as being alleged in some quarters.



According to him, the bill cannot be called a Senate bill “but simply a bill sponsored by an individual senator who has the right to sponsor private member Bill which will have to go through all the necessary processes including second reading and public hearing for it to make headway”.

Details later…

https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2019/11/18/senate-disowns-hate-speech-bill/

Ndi ara!

They have felt the heat and criticisms. Rubber stamp senate

The day you introduce bill proposing death penalty for looters of Nigeria treasury we would take you guys serious. For now you all are jookers

I careless
One good thing about life is what goes around turns around.
They should have allowed the bill to stay because the sponsor of the bill will always be a victim when power turns around.