The National Assembly has screened Dele Alake for a ministerial appointment. Dele Alake is the special assistant to President Bola Tinubu on special duties, communications, and strategy.
reports Anaedoonline.ng One of the candidates the Senators scrutinized on Wednesday was Alake.
Alake discussed social media regulation in Nigeria and the necessity for it to operate under clear parameters during his screening before the senators.
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According to him, social media restrictions in a nation like Nigeria need to be improved because of how society members use it and how it can occasionally endanger the country’s internal security.
However, the presidential communications adviser acknowledged that social media had benefits but should not be misused.
In his words, “The downside of social media is that it is detrimental to a good and decent society. What I would support is the strengthening of regulations.
“There are laws that guide our conduct in every area of human endeavour but the application of these laws have been shut.
“Even victims of libel, aspersions, defamation and all kinds of negative things in the media, hesitate to also apply the law against the culprits.
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“I will recommend the strengthening of our regulations and the applications of those laws. The laws must be tested so we can know the proficiency of those regulations.
“I will support anything that comes from this hallowed chamber that promotes that course of action.
“If there are laws, bills and motions in line with this, please be sure of our full cooperation.”
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