CSOs warn National Assembly against bills threatening civic freedoms

• Says they threaten free speech, democracy
• Urges lawmakers to withdraw them

A coalition of Nigerian, African and international civil society organisations on Monday raised the alarm over what it described as an “increasingly coordinated legislative assault” on civic freedoms, warning that a series of bills before the National Assembly could deepen executive control, stifle dissent and undermine Nigeria’s democracy ahead of the 2027 general elections.
The groups, speaking at a joint press conference in Abuja, were represented by the Executive Director of the Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC), Awwal Musa Rafsanjani, alongside Dauda Garuba, Director of the Centre ...