Actor and skit maker Mr Macaroni has tackled Femi Gbajabiamila, chief of staff of President Bola Tinubu, for saying that social media must be regulated to curtail excesses.
Gbajabiamila said this at a book presentation in Lagos on Thursday in which he stated that it is the government’s responsibility to ensure that citizens engage with what is true and verifiable on social media.
The book Nigerian Public Discourse: The Interplay of Empirical Evidence and Hyperbole was written by former minister of works and housing, Babatunde Fashola.
A statement by Tunde Alao, senior special assistant on media to Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, quoted Gbajabimila as saying: “The social media has become a societal menace and must be regulated. As many people do not understand that once the send button is hit, there is a potential to reach millions of people around the world which is capable of causing a great danger not just in the society but even unintended consequences to the individuals that are receiving information which may include security of life.”
Reacting in a post on X on Saturday, Mr Macaroni shared screenshots of Gbajabiamila’s 2014 tweets saying, “Mr @femigbaja
This was you when Social Media was sweeting you. It is evident that you and this accidental and desperate government of yours regard Nigerians as Imbeciles!! Well we are not!!! The people are suffering!!! Fix up and put an end to this ridiculousness!!!!”
