Governor of Ebonyi State, Dave Umahi, has
said that the social media is destroying the country with false reports and
therefore, if he has his way, something would be done about it.
Briefing State House correspondents after a meeting of the National Economic
Council (NEC) presided over by acting President Yemi Osinbajo at the
Presidential Villa, Abuja on
Thursday, he said if he were the president, he would have ensured
some action is taken against social media.
Umahi had been asked to respond to a
statement credited to him which suggested that Ebonyi State is not in favour of
restructuring of the country because it depends solely on federal allocation
for survival.
The governor asserted that he was falsely
reported as he was a believer in restructuring of the country to ensure equity
and fairness.
He said: “First, I was falsely reported.
What we said was that we stand for unity of our great country Nigeria. We stand
for restructuring, a country where there is fairness, there is equity, there is
love.
“If I were the president of this country, I
will do something about the social media. I think it’s destroying our country.
“We have to agree to that and we are afraid
of a bill being passed. I think everyone needs to account for whatever he or
she writes.
“So, we stand for restructuring. We stand
for a more united Nigeria where everyone we respect one another.”
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