Like Digital Rights, Like FOI: Where President MBuhari Got It Wrong By Ridwan Adigun | Sahara Reporters Considering that the 8th National Assembly has almost concluded its term, if the current Digital Rights and Freedoms Bill, 2016, eventually..READ MORE:
Who is the Nigerian government actually working for? Anyone who has followed the campaign for the passage into law of the Digital Rights and Freedoms Bill, 2016, and also followed the campaign that led to the enactment of the Freedom of Information Act, 2011, will be prompted to question the disposition of the Nigerian government towards public interests.
Having passed through this rigorous journey with heightened and sustained public and civil society interest, supposing government is working in the interest of the common people, it is only expected that such bill should receive prompt attention from the President who is elected by the people knowing that the people are not only interested but that the bill ensures the protection of their human rights online.
He claimed, among other excuses, that he was completely opposed to Section 13 of the Bill, which provided that: “However, in the interest of the public the court may override the refusal by the head of the government or public institution to disclose the information applied for.” The former President argued that this means that he can be compelled by a court to disclose any information which another head of state might have told him in confidence, .
Rather, what Nigerians currently have is the Cybercrimes Act, 2015 which has mostly been used to arbitrarily arrest people and gag freedom of expression online rather than prevent or prohibit cybercrimes.
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