However, Nigerians are not ready to have this bill and there have been different reactions and actions taken to end this bill. Below are some of these reactions:
Comrade Deji Adeyanju@adeyanjudejiEvery Senator that endorses the Social Media or Hate Speech Bill should receive VISA BAN.
Join us as we #OccupyNASS next week. #SayNoToSocialMediaBillً
Banky Wellington
✔@BankyW
God bless you Sir, for being one of the only Legislators to boldly stand up on behalf of Nigeria’s young people. #SayNoToSocialMediaBill https://twitter.com/ChimarokeNamani/status/1197225270064881664 …
HE Chimaroke Nnamani MD. FACOG. D.Sc
✔@ChimarokeNamani
Opposing the social media bill during the second reading at plenary today -part 1
Banky Wellington
✔@BankyW
Dear Senators of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. We are all watching.There’s already legislation dealing with fake news. This bill is redundant and will only further stifle free speech, in a country that seems set up to war with its young people. #SayNoToSocialMediaBill
Mazi Ibe@MaziIbe_The National Assembly of the Federal Republic of Nigeria: Stop the Social Media Bill! You can no longer take our rights from us – Sign the Petition! http://chng.it/w4v4vdzF via @Change #SayNoToSocialMediaBill
Sign the Petition
Stop the Social Media Bill! You can no longer take our rights from us
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Frank Donga™
✔@frankdonga_
I would have loved to retweet this to my TL so that the people trending #SayNoToSocialMediaBill can call or text their senators to vote against the bill, but I don’t want anyone to disturb our good senators, so I WILL NOT retweet this. Thank you.
https://twitter.com/villageparrot/status/1197802164263030784 …
Ólùsó àti Áfàdúràjagun Íjo Patriarchy@VillageParrotBelow are the contact details of the 109 Senators. Don’t just retweet, but also take action. Send an email! Send text messages! Call them! Tell your friends and families to do the same! TALK TO YOUR SENATORS!#Thread
Hamma@HAHayatuWithout social media the beating of a salesgirl by senator Abbo in a sex shop would not be known to the world, this is the reason he is against social media in the senate.
Social media continues to be the voice of the voiceless and should not be gagged.#SayNoToSocialMediaBill
Olóyè@OluniyiGatesSend this to your representatives. (Words in the thread below). Copy, Paste, Edit and send.
Find your rep’s eMail at http://luthfulahi.me/nigerian-senators/ …#SayNoToSocialMediaBill
Also sign and share the petition to the United Nations here http://chng.it/BGZnnsc5
AG BABY
✔@adekunleGOLD
This senator got away with assaulting a citizen of this country publicly and is now in support of Social Media Bill. I don’t blame him, I blame the law that didn’t relieve him of his office. #SayNoToSocialMediaBill
Yung denzL
✔@MI_Abaga
Free speech should never be impeded on!!!! Never!!!!!!!! #SayNoToSocialMediaBill #SayNoToHateSpeechBill
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