No bill will come to the floor of the House that seeks to gag the press, because the press is supposed to be the voice of the people. “I hold very strongly the view that there is press freedom and there is freedom of expression. Freedom of expression is limited to the extent that it does not affect another person’s freedom. “Freedom of expression is not absolute and this is made abundantly clear, even in the constitution itself. This press council bill, I called the proponent of the bill, who you all know very well and asked, ‘What is going on?

Source: Nigerian Tribune July 13, 2021 07:07 UTC