I predicted on this forum that Buhari will bring decree number 4 in a different disguise and lo and behold its already happening . I suggest everyone should study all of buhari laws when he was a military head of state because we are in trouble. Next law Nigeria name change to Islamic Republic of nigeria .

APC na scam. After una don insult the past administration with false allegations, now una wan CHANGE constitution. Rubbish

if they ever pass that bill


this country is gone


and sincerely hope they build more prisons



because nigerians will never be cowarded into bullshit

no matter how they try, degree 4 can never be enforced in this democratic country. I can't say am sorry for those that voted APC in power because is affecting everybody now.


For this bill to even be brought up in the senate is a sacrilege. this is outrageous.

Oh GEJ!!!HOW I MISS YOU


See how the democracy you built is been shoved aside

This Senate has shown that they have nothing to offer us. While other countries' senators are making laws that would help move them to a better place, ours are taking us back a decade with every move/ law they make. As if it wasn't disappointing enough that they launched a suggestion box in 2015, they're also trying to gag the social media. Makes one wonder if this is actually a democracy or a dictactorship by civilians. May God help Nigeria.

eleko1:
The fist casualty gonna be Anonimi,sukudi44 that enjoyed spreading lies/falsehood with the campaign poster here . The first to comment is a thief .u nor wetin u do

When they came for my enemy, I said nothing.
When they came for my friend, I still said nothing.
When they came for me, there was NO ONE to say anything.


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Buhari and APC want to control media freedom in Nigeria, and Mr. Lai Mohammed is already going around the country paying out $10,000 each to bloggers to stop writing anything against the government.

We're back to dictatorship!.

Drafted on March 29,1984, Decree No. 4 was the most dreaded, most repressive and the last press law enacted in Nigeria. It was promulgated during the military regime of Major General Buhari which did not take kindly to press criticisms.

The law was drafted to punish authors of false statements and reports that exposed the Buhari administration and or its officials to ridicule or contempt.
Section 1, sub-sections (i), (ii) and (iii) of the law - the most formidable section - provided that:
Any person who publishes in any form, whether written or otherwise, any message,rumour, report or statement, being a message, rumour, statement or report which is false in any material particular or which brings or is calculated to bring the Federal Military Government or the Government of a state or public officer to ridicule or disrepute, shall be guilty of an offence under this Decree

If he did this as a military man, why is he attempting to repeat it as a democratically elected president

I see nothing wrong with this bill...lack of understanding, sentiment and ignorance is the main issue here. The bill simple seeks to criminalize making false claims and accusations without evidence or truth. So all those condemning the Senate should take a second look at the intent of the bill. I will always support social media freedom but not freedom of false and baseless accusations.

bunch of dunce head legislators who don't care about people' welfare or wellbeing, misplaced priority every time,. Is this the right bill at the moment? is this the most pressing issue at the moment?
The leadership class are in for it,this is a backlash of their undoing. When you fail to take care of your children by providing for their needs, they'd fine a way to survive which include robbing you. You now employ vigilante to help deal with the robber ?
The bloggers are just trying to survive by any means necessary apart from stealing.

what's wrong in passing a bill on employment generation, or to declare state of emergency on employment ? sometimes I feel like slapping all these legislooters

U neva disappoint with yo campaign poster .

anonimi:


When they came for my enemy, I said nothing.
When they came for my friend, I still said nothing.
When they came for me, there was NO ONE to say anything.


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Zoo senate. Nigeria is truly a zoo to be ruled by crooked animals like that

I will keep doing what I have always been doing
Fold my hands Sidon dey look dey shake head

next would be sharia law across the whole country.

brace yourselves people and draw closer to God through his son, the word made flesh, Jesus Christ.

Nonsense Idiotic selfish APC government

Una go tire to arrest people. Una go see James Bond movie.

You want to bite more than you can chew..

Pls, would this affect Femi-Fani Kayode and his colleagues

Some people dont even read or understand

Dont carry rumor or any false statements etc, be it the govt or your neighbor.

Always verify your claims before you publish it.

Simple

Shey na Buhari dey make law ni?

The lawmakers make laws

Firefire:
Wonderful!

We warned Nigerians against voting a dictator and tyrant, they said he is a Born Again Democract.

We warned that APC is a party that will kill freedom of speech and expression, they are chanting CHANGE.

You could all see that despite GEJ signing the FOI Bill, all APC states refused to domesticate the bill, even Fashola (SAN) went to court to challenge and defend why he is not obliged to domesticate.

Una eyes go soon clear.


APC, party of professional liars and career propagandists.

"I'm a politician. You know politicians lie, we go to many places during campaign, and tell so many lies. Don't believe what we say, access us by what we've done"

Gej to Nigeria

sammyj:
If this happens then Saraki and his senators will be in for it as the good people of Nigeria will not tolerate any form of invasion or impunity on freedom of speech. However, the electorate should learn a lesson of not only focusing on the executives alone but focus more on this g@@d for nothing legislators during the election.!!!

"I'm a politician. You know politicians lie, we go to many places during campaign, and tell so many lies. Don't believe what we say, access us by what we've done"

Gej to Nigeria

"I'm a politician. You know politicians lie, we go to many places during campaign, and tell so many lies. Don't believe what we say, access us by what we've done"

Gej to Nigeria

femi1410:
Buhari should never sign this bill into law, in as much as I hated Jonathan's administration, we all called him all sought of names on social media and on radio but that man never tampered with the freedom of speech and expression we are all entitled to.
We are entitled to our opinion, but ones opinion might be wrong another might be correct it is based on the way we both look at it -Abraham Lincoln
The Voice of the people must be heard because it is the government of the PEOPLE by the PEOPLE and for the PEOPLE

"I'm a politician. You know politicians lie, we go to many places during campaign, and tell so many lies. Don't believe what we say, access us by what we've done"

Gej to Nigeria

Truckpusher:
This is just the beginning of our journey of pains and agony.

A democracy without the freedom of speech and expression worse than any military rule.

"I'm a politician. You know politicians lie, we go to many places during campaign, and tell so many lies. Don't believe what we say, access us by what we've done"

Gej to Nigeria

Why should anyone lie to implicate another person

Redoil:
Gej to Nigeria

shift with this B.S did Good luck not sign the FOI? we are talking about a bill inimical to the fundamental rights of Nigerians who voted these crooks in ..pari passu accountability ...is this the change Nigeria deserve?

Gradually all the freedom we enjoyed in the last administration which due to our misuse and ingrate attitude led to the downfall of administration will now be removed from us. They rose to power through falsehood and propaganda, an evil mechanism they don't want another to use against them. To stop that, even your genuine expression of dissatisfaction must be stopped. Next, even your tauted power to remove them through the ballot will be secretly taken away from you by placing their own to head the commission.

Uhm... It says petition. So what's all the fracas

Is social media a legal form of petition?