Activists on Wednesday protested at the National Assembly in Abuja to call for the interment of the social media and hate speech bills.

The protesters said the bills do not in any way provide solutions to the problems they ought to address, rather they seek to further throw the country into chaos and confusion.

Addressing the protesters, Co-convener, Center for Liberty, Raphael Adebayo, asked the leadership of the Senate not to give further legislative deliberation on the bills, saying it had no premise for existence in a democratic society.

He said, "We equally believe that distinguished senators must try to remember the constancy of tomorrow – the fact that these bills are unlikely to protect their rights as ordinary citizens should they leave their current position as senators tomorrow."

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