Festus Keyamo Speaks On Why Social Media Must Be Regulated

The Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo, has stated his position on the social media bill.

Keyamo while speaking on regulating the social media said fake news can cause tribal misunderstanding, hence the need to regulate social media.

The Minister stated this reacting to the report that Fulani herdsmen on Sunday attacked a bus travelling from Abuja to Owerri, and kidnapped a couple of passengers.

Keyamo who took to his Twitter account noted that people behind fake news should be punished but not the death penalty.

“For those against regulation of social media, what should happen to this purveyor of TOTALLY FAKE news that can set a whole tribe against another?”

“Can a civil suit for defamation cure this? Certainly not. There MUST be punishment for this type of behaviour, but NOT death penalty”