Hate Speech Bill, Beginning of Dictatorship, Says Afe Babalola - THISDAYLIVE

The much touted hate speech Bill being proposed by the Senate Wednesday received another vituperation, as a legal luminary, Chief Afe Babalola , described it as a slide into dictatorship.

Babalola spoke at ABUAD in Ado Ekiti when the leadership of the Nigeria Union of Journalists , Ekiti chapter, led by its Chairman, Rotimi Ojomoyela, presented an award of excellence to the legal icon to appreciate his contributions to humanity and national development. “So, it is of no need making new laws to deal with somebody who publishes falsehood. There was no need whatsoever for additional laws to deal with that.

“The Department of State Services did irreparable damage to courts the very day houses of judges were ransacked at night because no judge will give judgment against a government when he has the impression that his house will be searched at night,” he stated.

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