Former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Timi Frank, has accused President Muhammadu Buhari and Senators of attempting to gag Nigerians.
He urged the diplomatic community to blacklist Nigerian Senators backing the passage of the controversial Social Media Bill.
At the public hearing on Monday, stakeholders unanimously rejected the bill.
Frank, in a statement on Wednesday, urged the United States of America (USA), United Kingdom (UK) and European Union (EU) to place visa ban on the Senators and members of their families.
He called them “rubber stamp” who have failed to realize the purpose for which they were elected by Nigerians.
Frank insisted that the satanic ambition of a few misguided Senators can never drown the voices of over 200 million Nigerians.
“The Social Media Bill is a satanic plot by the General Muhammadu Buhari’s government in collaboration with his rubber stamp Senate to gag Nigerians and stop them from expressing their views”, he said.
“The Social Media Bill is a contradiction in terms as the 7th Senate passed the Freedom of Information Bill which the 9th Senate is about to repeal through the back door.
“Instead of passing Bills that will help grow our democracy, fight corruption and insecurity, the 9th Senate is more interested in rubber stamping all requests of the executive.
“I urge the International Community to place members of the 9th Senate sponsoring or supporting the Social Media Bill on Visa ban, including their families.
“Let me place on record that 95 per cent of Nigerians are against the anti social media Bill.
“The 9th Senate has failed to concentrate on delivering the dividends of democracy to Nigerians, who elected them to speak for and not against us.
“I call on the electorate to vote out every member of this 9th Senate who supports this anti-people Bill in 2023, should they pass the Bill against the will of the people.”
He lamented that while other countries are strengthening their democracy, the NigeriaN Senate is aiding and abetting the executive to truncate democracy.
Frank reminded the Senators that they will not remain in the upper chamber forever, as they will soon been back into the society to taste the bitter effects of their draconian laws.
