When a country declares war on its on citizens it embarks on mass propaganda to keep their captives in perpetual chains. Disseminating false information to shape public opinion or counter perceieved enemy action(opposition) is an act of war. It's undemocratic and a common authoritarian tool which portends great danger to the society.
It's very evident in today's government especially on controversial policies including Boko-Haram, The Herdsmen, Corruption, Restructuring, Safety And Security, etc. History can predict and it can also warn, its up to us to choose the future we want. Today we get the true information about our government from external sources despite the freedom of information act in Nigeria. This government is really making a 'mockery' out of our democracy.
The UN has just confirmed that the government paid 'large sums of money to free Dapchi school girls' kidnapped by Boko-Haram terrorists, yet the government is still manipulating the public to think otherwise. It has become very difficult to believe the government. A good government must tell the citizens the truth at anytime, for accountability and transparency. Its a taboo to question the private life of the leadership. A whole lot has gone wrong.
We will continue to do our best to distort political lies. In a democracy ordinary people deserve the right to know the truth about their own government and how government policies affect their overall well-being, this is not the case in today's Nigeria, what a tragedy. Its worrisome when government media organisations and grassroot supporters are deployed on various platforms including social media to attack dissent voices, government critics and others who are in a position to offer credible information about better policy options.
According to Facebook: ''Fake News is not our friend its a great source of revenue'', definitely for mischmakers, anti-establishment, demagougrey and tyrants using control of information and misinformation to tighten their iron grips on power. Authoritarian leaders are willing to spend the country's resources on public relations to attract recognition and support as genuine democracy, which they are not. This is not the future we want.
Uche Okeke is the Founder of The LEAD Project Foundation, the Author of 'Nigeria's Democracy And Its Crisis Deliberate, Avoidable-'Bribe & Bullet'. What Can Be Done About It.
Read More: http://www.theleadprojectfoundation.com/2018/02/today-nigeria-is-not-democratic-country_26.html
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