The Senator representing Ondo South Senatorial District, Nicholas Tofowomo, has said that the “Protection from Internet Falsehood and Manipulations Bill, 2019” was an unnecessary duplication of laws for Nigerians.
Tofowomo stated this in a statement issued by his Special Assistant on Media, Olumide Akinrinlola, in Okitipupa.
The senator, who is still recuperating from a ghastly motor accident, said that the aims and objectives of the new bill had already been addressed by the Cybercrime Act, 2015 which was signed into law by former President Goodluck Jonathan.
According to the lawmaker, the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria as amended guarantees the right to freedom of expression for Nigerians, with relevant provisions for checking infringements on the right.
The bill, which has passed second reading at the Senate, has generated serious controversy, with many Nigerians kicking against it.
