Femi Gbajabiamila, the President’s Chief of Staff, claims that social media has turned into a threat to society and has to be controlled.
At the book presentation on Thursday in Lagos, where Femi Gbajabiamila was representing President Bola Tinubu, she emphasized the need of precise information in the creation of national policies and the growth of the country. Babatunde Fashola is a former minister of works.
He stressed the need to regularize the framework of news dissemination on social media to prevent misinformation in the nation and warned against the dangers of exploiting social media in the spread of false information, which has nearly ripped the nation apart.
Gbajabiamila stated that without sufficient and accurate data, no developing nation could prosper and underlined the need of data in policy formulation for the nation’s prosperity.
He stated that reliable data is necessary for improved policy development and implementation since his administration is required to participate in evidence-based debates and data-reliant decision-making.
“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.
“As citizens become more interested in governance, it is the government’s obligation to ensure that engagement with citizens springs with shared agreement on what the truth is, what is real and what is not,” he said.
