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Public opinion will determine fate of hate speech bill —Senate President
The President of the Nigerian Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has declared that the controversial Hate Speech and Internet Falsehoods and Manipulations and other related Matters Bill will not be passed without desirable public hearing.
Lawan made the declaration on Monday in Abuja while washing his hands off the aforementioned bills at a Luncheon/Media briefing where he reiterated that the fate of the bills hung in the public domain.
According to Lawan, if the public was opposed to the passage of the bills which had scaled first reading on the floor of the Senate with attendant heavy criticism, the senate would not act otherwise.
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He said, “Hate Speech bill, thank God, the Sponsor is here, and to me, the bill has a lining in Nigeria’s Democratic environment.
“Nigerians from all persuasions have one thing to say and this is what democracy is all about.
“Hate Speech bill is not going to be passed without the desirable public hearing, so we have the opportunity to be there with our arguments on whether we like it or not.
“The preponderance of opinion of Nigerians will determine whether hate Speech bill will be passed or not,” Lawan added.
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