Nollywood actor and law maker at the Lagos State house of assembly, Desmond Elliot has come out to deny the allegations that he is supporting the development of a bill to regulate and control speech on social media as reported by @DrOlufunmilayo on twitter.

According to @DrOlufunmilayo, Desmond Elliot is among those pushing the Lagos state house of assembly to develop a bill to regulate and control speech on social media.

Reacting to this, the politician denied the rumour, adding that the information is false.

He added that @DrOlufunmilayo should have verified such sensitive information before sharing at a crucial period like this.

Captioning the video of him denying the accusations, he wrote;

“I never said that…No bill to that effect..No house of Assembly can develop such a bill”

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I Never Said That – Desmond Elliot Denies To Allegations That He Supported Social Media Regulation Bill#leadership pic.twitter.com/nFZPQg0FIO

— All Facts Newspaper (@AllFactsNewsNG) October 27, 2020