Northern governors back social media regulation in Nigeria

The Northern Governors Forum on Monday expressed support for proposals to regulate the social media to check the spread of fake news in the country.

The Forum expressed its support in a communique issued by its Chairman and Governor of Plateau, Mr Simon Lalong.

This followed the governors meeting in Kaduna, which was attended by traditional rulers and other key stakeholders in the region.

The meeting took note of the devastating effect of the uncontrolled social media in spreading fake news and 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 governors also called for an amicable resolution of the ASUU strike to enable students resume their studies.

The forum agreed to hold the meeting regularly and expand it to involve other critical stakeholders such as religious leaders, business community and youths leaders.

It appreciated the roles of religious groups, JNI and CAN, for their positive interventions in resolving the #EndSARS conflicts.

– PMNewsNigeria