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The Federal Government on Saturday solicited the of South-East governors and leaders in the zone on social media regulation to check fake news and misinformation of Nigerians.

The Minister of Information and Culture, Mr Lai Mohammed, made the appeal while speaking at a presidential delegation interaction with South-East governors and other leaders of the zone in Enugu.

Mohammed said that the #EndSARS protest and agitation that turned violent and destructive in the country were brought about by fake news emanating from the negative use of the social media.

According to him, the purported massacre leading to the EndSARS protest only happened in the social media.

He said some Nigerians were misled by fake news on social media which turned out as hatred for the police as well as public and private property.

“It is time we must regulate the social media; regulation in this term does not mean stopping or gagging the social media but making its s more responsible.

“It is in ensuring that the social media and its content are used for positive deeds and to promote peace and oneness of the country,’’ he said.

According to him, making social media more responsible will check the sad experience of what a hate speech emanating from a fake news did to Rwanda where over 800,000 people were massacred.

The minister also enumerated various social intervention programmes targeted at the youths to engage them and create financial opportunities for them and other Nigerians.

He cited the initiatives to include the N75billion Youth Intervention Fund; the N75billion MSME fund, N-Power Scheme, Artisan Financial Credit Scheme, Trader Money and Farm Money.

He said that no istration in the history of the country had put in place lots of intervention programmes to cushion poverty and create employment as the current one.

Earlier, the leader of the presidential delegation, Prof. Ibrahim Gambari, said that the delegation wanted to interact with leaders of the zone sincerely to understand the needs of the zone as well as assure them the unflinching of the Federal Government.

Gambari, who is the Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari, said that the delegation needs more information on the unemployment level and its socio-economic consequence on the people.

“The issue of insecurity in all forms within the zone will be sorted out as no nation or people progress in the atmosphere of massive destruction of both public and private property.

“Our diversity is our strength as a nation and we want to hear from all zones,’’ he said.

Also speaking, the Inspector-General of Police, Mr Mohammad Adamu, decried the number of police personnel killed as well as the massive level of destruction of police stations and operational vehicles during the hijacked EndSARS protests across the country.

Adamu, however, urged leaders of the zone to speak out against wanton destruction as well as henceforth discourage youths from destroying what was built with public money.

“The police and its amenities are put in place to serve the people.

” We cannot perform optimally if we do not get the and backing of the civil populace, especially the leaders here,’’ he said.

Others in the presidential delegation included Dr Chris Ngige, Minister of Labour and Productivity; Mr Geoffrey Onyeama, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Dr Uchenna Ogah, Minister of State for Trade and Investment.

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2020/11/fg-seeks--of-south-east-leaders-on-social-media-regulation/

According to him, the purported massacre leading to the EndSARS protest only happened in the social media.

This lie lie Mohammed is something else oooo.

They better cooperate...... Their region is the headquarter of fake news.....mmm

SuperBold:
They better cooperate...... Their region is the headquarter of fake news.....mmm

Mumu.. you are gradually being gagged, but you cant even see it..

Could it be said SW was the headquarters of fake news prior to 2015?.

Esseite:


Mumu.. you are gradually being gagged, but you cant even see it..

Could it be said SW was the headquarters of fake news prior to 2015?.

Tell me one fake news from SW in 2015......i want those useless influencers to feel it..... If them hit them with 300k fines 4 times they brain will reset.

Minister of Misinformation blames social media for the rwanda genocide

SuperBold:


Tell me one fake news from SW in 2015......i want those useless influencers to feel it..... If them hit them with 300k fines 4 times they brain will reset.

Lai Mohammed was APC spokesperson prior to 2015. That alone is the grandmaster of fake news (lies)..

Immediately I read Lai Mohammed I knew everything he was going to say would be a Lie and he didn't disappoint me..

DOA

Lia Mohammed talked about spending over 3 million naira in feeding El zazakky alone per month

A government that lies a lot

You can't regulate social media when people cannot trust the government to get genuine news.

As we no get government. Social media is still the hope of the masses in Nigeria. You can't take our voices away

South should stop bn slaves to the North. Enough is enough

To the agent of oppressors. Don't quote me.
You will one day have a full reward of ing tyranny because of BMC allowance. Karma is a bitch. Just know that

#RegulateLiaMohammed
#SocialMediaFreedom

Always quick to attend minor issues while serious issues like hunger, poverty low standardof living are handled with lackadaisical gingers.......this country dey always find news ways to taya persin every blessed day...... Mtcheewww

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Fg major on minor and minor on major. Why cant FG tackle UNEMPLOYMENT the bane of poverty,insecurity,looting, fake news,social ills etc.
95% of Nigerian youths are unemployed

Alright

Wike can help FG achieve anything in Shout Yeast
He knows how to handle those clowns

That social media regulation needs to start here on Nairaland ... the kind of tribalism from the and mods eeeeh .... it’s too much

northvietnam:
That social media regulation needs to start here on Nairaland ... the kind of tribalism from the and mods eeeeh .... it’s too much

They want to silent you as they did to your parents. Think well this time.

Leave tribalism, religious and talk about better Nigeria. Lie Muhammad and Hell rufai are suppose to be jail if they are really serious about it.

Off topic

Many of you are fools... Claiming presidency as if its your father that will be there. Instead if your to fight for the better future for your children so that they will not end up in nairaland argue on unnecessary things like u. Where the president come from doesn't matter to me but who will serve us better. Who will give hoppe for our children not tribe. So all this your stupidity here an d think how we can work as a team.. Let us send all this old fools out of this country. Let us erase PDP and APC in this our generation.
Let us stop recycling this wicked people all In the name of tribe and and parties.

God punish dem

I freedom of speech
I one to be held able for his or her speech
So I social media regulation since social media have turn almost everyone to a journalist and a press house and this two bodies are done under ethics in order to guide them, I think social media needs it own ethics and regulation.

Enough of the fake news

You already has their

Those ones na idiaat!

The minister also enumerated various social intervention programmes targeted at the youths to engage them and create financial opportunities for them and other Nigerians.

He cited the initiatives to include the N75billion Youth Intervention Fund; the N75billion MSME fund, N-Power Scheme, Artisan Financial Credit Scheme, Trader Money and Farm Money.

He said that no istration in the history of the country had put in place lots of intervention programmes to cushion poverty and create employment as the current one.

Is this not fake news and hate speech against the youth, how many youth has benefitted from this money and how many SME has survived this present economy hardship.
Many creative youths have been reduced to buying and selling on social media.
what happened to creating an empowerment center/ technical school in each local government and allow youths to go for training at a reasonable and subsidized cost And maybe the first most creative 50 each year been given a start up equipment while the remaining can come use facilities at the center at a reasonable price to carry out their job.

Misplaced priority! How shameless can a government be? This is too difficult to believe. How's this a priority with inflation skyrocketing at double digits, foodstuffs like rice, gari, bread and the rest already beyond affordable for the common man. This is the lowest moment in the history of this nation. This nation may never recover from the mistake Buhari is.

South eastern youths are the most useless youth in Nigeria presently.

Believe it or don't, they have endless set of people to stone but they are more concerned about inconsequential frivolities.

Henri8:

They did beat up one of representatives. How many have you cajoled from your side?

Which side?

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Your side?[/quote]


Where is my side?
And were you among the beaters?

When it doesn't suit the government, it is termed social media abuse

Since the day he compared China as a Communist state to Nigeria who practices democracy, I knew that this man was born a fraud!
Lie lie Mohammed.
E go soon red for una, una term go soon . Una wan gag the same social media una take enter power!
Smh for these people!!!

I'm in of it. Some influencers after smoking weed would come online to spew trash e.g one Netherland based girl (stainless) I've told her times without number to stop fanning the embers of war but she feels she knows it all.

Ok

Lol this old liar blaming social media for the genocide in Rwanda na wa o.
On a second thought, is he try to imply that Southeast controls social media in Nigeria?

I know that is was not social media that cuased the Nigerian civil war, in 1967.

You can not talk of peace, when there is no Justice.

Igbo Amaka