By Emmanuel. O, Abuja
The President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has described the social media as a potent tool, which put leaders on their toes and help to checkmate excesses in government.Saraki stated this in his goodwill message at the maiden public lecture titled: “Building Parameters for Trust to Achieve Political and National Growth,” organised by the Penpushing – a social media platform – held at the Marquee Events Centre, Olusegun Obasanjo Library, Abeokuta, Ogun State on Saturday,Saraki congratulated the founder, anniversary committee and the platform members for creating a major avenue for the exchange of information, analysis and debate on national and international issues.The Senate President said he believed that more of such platforms were needed because “it is always better to discuss than to fight”.“From exchange of information, people get enlightened and platforms like yours keep those of us in top government positions on our toes,” he stated, adding: “We always remember what people on discussion and news groups say about our actions, utterances and attitude. And that serves as a constant check on us. You are definitely contributing a lot to deepening our democracy and improving governance.”Now the fifth columnists should be ashamed of themselves for spreading erroneous and misleading narratives that the Senate President is not a propopent of social media in Nigeria. For the records, Dr Bukola Saraki has a huge presence and followership on all relevant social media platforms because he is convinced that social media is a purposeful visual and modern machinery for information dissemination, education and also entertainment.
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