Wednesday, November 27, 2019

ADESINA OGUNLANA CONDEMNS SOCIAL MEDIA AND HATE SPEECH BILLS


Adesina Ogunlana, former Chairman of the Ikeja Branch of the Nigerian Bar Association , Secretary of Citizens' Rally against Oppression and  presidential aspirant in the forthcoming 2020 national elections of the Nigerian Bar Association has condemned the Social Media and Hate Speech Bills that are currently before the National Assembly.

This was made known in a press statement issued by Ayo Ademiluyi, the Secretary of Citizens' Rally against Oppression and Director of Media, Strategy, Publicity and Communications of ProgressiveBar2020.

Mr. Ogunlana stated that the provisions of the Bills run contrary to the provisions of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (1999 as amended). He further added that the two Bills will limit the exercise of fundamental right to freedom of expression.

Mr. Ogunlana also supports all legal and civic actions , including but not limited to protest marches against the two anti-democratic Bills.

Mr. Ogunlana restated his Radical Agenda to the Nigerian Bar Association to re-position it as a vanguard of the social resistance movement against anti-democratic Bills such as the Social Media and Hate Speech Bills in the present year, in the forthcoming year 2020 and beyond.

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