The Northern Governors Forum on Monday gave its nod for the social media to be regulated in order to check the spread of false news in the country.
The forum made this known in a communiqué issued by its chairman and governor of Plateau Simon Lalong after its meeting in Kaduna with traditional rulers and other key stakeholders in the region.
The meeting called for major control mechanisms and censorship of social media practice in Nigeria.
It also expressed support for the reform of the police to strengthen their capacity.
The meeting rejected and condemned the subversive acțions of some #End SARS protesters and endorsed “the indivisibility, indissolubility and oneness of the nation.”
“The meeting took note of the devastating effect of the uncontrolled social media in spreading fake news. Therefore, calls for major control mechanism and censorship of the social media practice in Nigeria. The communiqué reads
“Meeting raises attention on the need to keep a strict watch on the Federal Capital Territory to guide against unwarranted and destructive protests to safeguard critical assets of the nation.
“Meeting commends the National Assembly and the Presidency in being proactive in addressing the issues of #EndSARS protests across the country.
“The meeting resolves to support the Nigerian Police Force to serve the country better and calls for the strengthening of trust between the people and the police.
“The meeting expressed concern over the low-level involvement of relevant stakeholders in the implementation programmes of government and calls on the relevant agencies to review implementation strategies to make for maximum impact and benefits.
“The meeting rejects and condemns the subversive actions of the $EndSARS protest. The superlative agitations and other change-regime actions outside the ballot box soon take advantage of the peaceful protests to push for their separative agenda. The meeting endorsed the indivisibility, indissolubility, and oneness of the nation.”
Senate President Ahmad Lawan and Chief of Staff to the President Ibrahim Gambari were also at the meeting.
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