Nigeria’s First Lady Aisha Buhari has made further clarifications to her support for the Hate Speech bill proposed but now trashed by the Nigerian Senate.
Speaking from London while she was a guest caller on TVC’s Journalists’ Hangout yesterday, Aisha spoke at length on the social media bill, insecurity and poverty in the country. When asked if she has been gagged and asked not to talk, she noted that she has the constitutional right to freedom of expression and cannot be stopped.
“Who will stop me? Everybody is talking in the country. Everybody should talk. It is freedom of speech”, she said.
Commenting on her support for the social media bill, Aisha recalled how the Minister of Communications shared a story of someone calling to confirm if Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo has resigned as claimed on social media.
Though the First Lady said everyone in the room laughed over the story, she added that it was a serious issue and she expected action to be taken to curb such fake news.
“There are no consequences for offenders. You say anything you like and get away with it. We cannot have peace in such a society. Once there are no consequences, everybody does whatever he likes. Everything will be in disarray” Aisha added.
When asked what she wants to be known for if her husband leaves the office of the President, the Aisha Buhari noted that she will love to be remembered for her fight for the masses as the Mother of The Nation.
