Action Congress of Nigeria
has accused the President
Goodluck Jonathan
administration of
launching an assault on
the civil rights of Nigerians. The party stated this while
reacting to a report that the
Federal Government had
awarded a $40m Internet
surveillance contract. According to an online
newspaper, Premium Times,
the contract will allow the
government to monitor the
Internet communication of
privacy of citizens, especially journalists and those
considered to be opponents of
the administration. An Israeli firm reportedly
won the contract. The ACN, in a statement in
Lagos on Sunday by its
National Publicity Secretary,
Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said
since the contract was
reported, the government had yet to deny it. It said because the
government had yet to deny
the report several days after
its publication, it was safe to
submit that it was true. The party said the contract
would mark the beginning of
what would be the
curtailment of the right to
freedom of speech and
expression and the freedom of the press. The ACN stated, “For a
government that is
increasingly paranoid, having
failed to meet the yearnings
and aspirations of the
citizenry, who are justifiably becoming restive by the day,
the ability to spy on the
Internet communications of
citizens as well as to intercept
and read private emails, not to
talk of being able to suppress unwanted connections, is a
potent weapon against the
civil rights of Nigerians as well
as the constitutionally-
guaranteed rights like
freedom of expression, freedom of the press and
freedom of association. “It is common knowledge
that the Jonathan
administration has been
getting a bad rap from
Nigerians in the traditional
media as well as the social media – a veritable platform
for the citizens to vent their
frustrations at a do-nothing
government. “It is also common
knowledge that journalists
have borne the brunt of the
administration’s increasing
propensity to stifle freedom
of expression and press freedom, while members of
the opposition are being
portrayed more and more as
enemies of the administration,
rather than being seen as
indispensable allies in the nation’s quest to evolve a
strong and enduring
democracy. “These may have been the
motivation for the
administration to acquire the
Internet Surveillance
capability. However, no
government in the history of our country, whether elected
or otherwise, has taken this
kind of brazen measure for
whatever reason, hence it
must raise serious concerns
among the citizenry, their political representatives as
well as civil liberties
organisations.” The party said the
government might want to
hoodwink Nigerians by
saying the technology was to
enable it to keep a tab on
insurgents. It said such justification was
not acceptable it violated the
country’s constitution. ACN added, “This is why we
are calling on the National
Assembly, civil liberties
organisations, professional
groups and ordinary citizens
to speak out now before it is too late. No government
should have the right to play
a ‘Big Brother’ role in the lives
of the citizens, because this
will ultimately herald the
return to autocratic rule and sound the death knell of our
democracy.” However, the Special Adviser
to the President on Political
Matters, Dr. Ahmed Gulak, on
Sunday, said the ACN did not
have any moral ground to be
attacking the Federal Government as it was doing. The presidential aide, who said
he would not comment on the
Internet contract based on
speculation, noted that the
ACN and its national leader,
Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, lacked the moral platform on which
they could be criticising
Federal Government. Gulak said, “I am not aware of
that (the surveillance
contract). I cannot make
comment on it based on
speculation. I like making
comments on issues from informed point of view.”
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source: http://news.naij.com/32466.html

mods, i think this is a front page material.

They have come again empty vessels all they know is to cry foul, they have done or contributed nothing to the development of the country but to make false noise bunch of lunatic.

So is it actually true that gej is snooping on nigerians with foreign outfits?What is he afraid of?Truth or Terrorists?

There is no dignity in protecting one's country with foreigners,it defies the significance of sovereignty and indepedence.A country that can not protect itself is not a country,it is a colony.

Growing is a gradual and self thought project,a DIY(do it yourself)

Ahasco: They have come again empty vessels all they know is to cry foul, they have done or contributed nothing to the development of the country but to make false noise bunch of lunatic.

it just might be true since the SA couldnt give any useful defence as regards to the allegation. I remember watching a commentary where technology like this is used in the U.S to monitor every call, phone messages, email, etc. With sophisticated technology, they could detect what happens in homes. This should not happen in naija oh.

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Mr,how does this relate to the topic?

why is ACN always the bad guys

I pity you.
GEJ needs to change his name to incompetence for assigning high-level national security matters to foreign company.
Tomorrow when they overthrow him - he will understand the meaning of national security.
Israel may be America's baby, but when it comes to American security information is kept from Israeli prying eyes.

It is frustrating to see people like you so enamored by power as to lose every sense of reason.
GEJ is attempting to set up a police state as 2015 approaches - it will end up consuming him.
This is evidence of Animal Farm Syndrome: "Napoleon is always right." - George Orwell, Animal Farm, Ch. 5

Scarpon: why is ACN always the bad guys

koruji: I pity you.
GEJ needs to change his name to incompetence for assigning high-level national security matters to foreign company.
Tomorrow when they overthrow him - he will understand the meaning of national security.
Israel may be America's baby, but when it comes to American security information is kept from Israeli prying eyes.

It is frustrating to see people like you so enamored by power as to lose every sense of reason.
GEJ is attempting to set up a police state as 2015 approaches - it will end up consuming him.
This is evidence of Animal Farm Syndrome: "Napoleon is always right." - George Orwell, Animal Farm, Ch. 5

This is so on point. Am feeling this dude. This would make espionage relatively easy which is dangerous for our dear country.

THIS IS NOT INTERNET SPY CONTRACT, this is a contract to lemme say combine intelligence, the only problem i have with it, is outsourcing the job to a foreign company

GeneralJ: THIS IS NOT INTERNET SPY CONTRACT, this is a contract to lemme say combine intelligence, the only problem i have with it, is outsourcing the job to a foreign company

I trust no one. Deception is a tool in the hands of this elites. They present a plan which would seem to help you but on the contrary they are carrying out their wicked plans.

The country is moving forward but ACN is trying to take us back to the stone ages. Very sad indeed. This is the future. For those saying it should not be outsourced, the simple question is how many countries of the world have this kind of technology developed by themselves? Even in Europe, countries have it outsourced. Must you guys make every thing about politics? Sad really

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thelastPope: The country is moving forward but ACN is trying to take us back to the stone ages. Very sad indeed. This is the future. For those saying it should not be outsourced, the simple question is how many countries of the world have this kind of technology developed by themselves? Even in Europe, countries have it outsourced. Must you guys make every thing about politics? Sad really

Which countries in Europe have outsourced their national security? Answer with references for independent verification.