Ebonyi State Governor, Francis Nwifuru, has urged the Federal Government to restrict use of social media to curb half-truths.
He also called on the FG to intensify efforts to engage youths in practical agriculture, noting that hunger and idleness drive online anger and misinformation.
Nwifuru spoke on Friday in Abakaliki when the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, paid him a courtesy visit during the minister’s tour of federal projects in the state.
He said that engagement of youths in practical agriculture would properly channel their energy and potential in meaningful ventures and deter them from engaging in destructive social media activities.
He noted that the imposition of restrictions on social media would check the spread of unfounded information about national development.
The governor said that while the government was not out to control the youth, it had a responsibility to protect them from misinformation and the negative impact of false social media reports.
