Bayo Onanuga, veteran journalist and former presidential campaign spokesman to President Bola Tinubu has called for an urgent need to regulate the social media space.
Onanuga said the misinformation and disinformation disseminated on social media might trigger another civil war in Nigeria, if not checked.
H is reaction came on the heels of conflicting reports on the ruling of the Kaduna governorship election tribunal on Thursday.
The respected journalist bemoaned a contentious report stating that the Kaduna governorship election was declared inconclusive despite the fact that the tribunal was still reading its judgment.
Reacting, Onanuga tweeted: “Social media need to be regulated urgently. So many spurious reports today about the Kaduna governorship verdict by the Election Tribunal.
“The most notoriously shared headline: “Kaduna governorship election declared inconclusive.” This was circulating while the tribunal was still reading its judgment.
“There should be some control in the social media space, otherwise the misinformation and disinformation being disseminated will one day trigger a civil war in our country.”
