Trouble As Abia Govt Reveals Planned Punishment For Those Who Engage in 'Destructive Criticism'
- Abia state government has condemned the continuous spread of falsehood against the state by some individuals
- The state government said has said that it would no longer tolerate any form of destructive criticism against the state
- The chief of staff to the Abia state governor said that all those who specialise in spreading falsehood against the state would be made to face the law
On Monday, January 10, the government of Abia state said all those who engage in spreading false about the state on social media would be made to face the law.
Premium Times reports that the chief of staff to the Abia state governor, Anthony Agbazuere, issued the warning while speaking to journalists at the Government House.
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Agbazuere said many individuals who do not mean well for Abia state have continued to undermine the activities and efforts being made by the state to ensure growth and development.
Stating that such actions are becoming disheartening, the chief of staff said destructive criticism against the state has become a way of life for many.
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Peoples Gazette reports that Agbazuere said the Abia state government is open to constructive and objective criticism.
He, however, said that the spread of falsehood against the state by any individual or group of persons would not be tolerated.
Agbazuere said:
“You can no longer in this country go to Facebook and write what you think or feel to disparage somebody without knowing that there are laws concerning such things in Nigeria."
PDP Governor Ready to Defect to APC? Senate Chief Whip Kalu Visits Abia
Orji Kalu has intensified the lobby to drag Abia state governor, Okezie Ikpeazu, to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Governor Ikpeazu was elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) during the last general election.
There have been speculations that the governor is planning to dump his party ahead of the next general election.
Party Reacts As PDP Governor Visits Buhari
The opposition PDP has described as mere rumour Governor Okezie Ikpeazu's purported plan to dump the party for the APC.
PDP’s national publicity secretary, Debo Ologunagba, said the opposition party is stable and none of its governors is contemplating defection.
Governor Ikpeazu's media aide, Onyebuchi Ememanka, also explained what his principal's visit to President Buhari was about.
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