Practice what you preach — Keyamo react to hate speech bill

Minister of State, Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo, has berated Nigerians opposing hate speech bill.

Deputy chief whip of the senate, Aliyu Abdullahi, who is the sponsor of the hate speech bill explain that the aim of the bill is to address the threat to peace that affected the population in the country.



However, many Nigerians have kicked against the bill, describing it as a threat to their fundamental rights.

But reacting on his official twitter handle on Monday, Keyamo said those opposing the bill should also stop blocking their critics. He challenged them to practice what they preach.

Those so-called overnight Social Media ‘activists’ who oppose the Social Media Bill should first stop blocking those who irritate them with insults, unblock all those they have blocked and apologise to them. You can’t be intolerant and ask others to be. Practice what you preach.

— Festus Keyamo, SAN (@fkeyamo) December 2, 2019

His words, "Those so-called overnight Social Media ‘activists’ who oppose the Social Media Bill should first stop blocking those who irritate them with insults, unblock all those they have blocked and apologise to them. You can’t be intolerant and ask others to be. Practice what you preach.