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November 25, 2019
TheSenator representing Ondo South Senatorial District, Nicholas Tofowomo, hassaid that the “Protection from Internet Falsehood and Manipulations Bill, 2019”was an unnecessary duplication of laws for Nigerians.
Tofowomostated this in a statement issued by his Special Assistant on Media, OlumideAkinrinlola, in Okitipupa.
Thesenator, who is still recuperating from a ghastly motor accident, said that theaims and objectives of the new bill had already been addressed by theCybercrime Act, 2015 which was signed into law by former President GoodluckJonathan.
Accordingto the lawmaker, the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria asamended guarantees the right to freedom of expression for Nigerians, withrelevant provisions for checking infringements on the right.
Thebill, which has passed second reading at the Senate, has generated seriouscontroversy, with many Nigerians kicking against it.