The House of Representatives has ordered the immediate suspension of the $40 million (N6 billion) internet surveillance contract awarded secretly by the Nigerian government to an Israeli firm.

A house resolution approved Thursday, said no further action should be taken on the controversial spy project, which has sparked national fury, until three house committees complete an investigation in three weeks.

The clandestine project, exposed by PREMIUM TIMES, was awarded by the Jonathan administration to Elbit Systems, an Israeli Info tech firm, to spy on millions of Nigerian internet users. It is seen as part of the government’s widened clampdown on free media, and unrestrained use of the internet to attack government officials and policies.

But the authorities, which have not officially commented on the contract despite its extensive attention, passed the project off as an intelligence gathering effort in the face of growing insecurity and fundamentalist threat.

In a motion initiated by Ibrahim Gusau, the House said the project will infringe on the privacy of Nigerians and argued that the so-called intelligence gathering, “may not be the solution” to the nation’s security troubles.

The House also questioned the secrecy surrounding the contract award, which lawmakers agreed violated federal financial regulations relating to contract awards, as stipulated in the Fiscal Responsibility Act 2007.

Three committees, namely, Information and Computer Technology, Human Rights, and National Security, are to conduct inquiry into the project and make its findings known in three weeks.

http://premiumtimesng.com/news/136926-breaking-nigerian-lawmakers-order-immediate-suspension-of-40-million-internet-surveillance-contract.html

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$40 million for the Zionists?, and just to spy?: what a waste of ressources!!

Tambuwa is really proving to be a torn in flesh for GEJ.

We will not stop criticizing you and your clueless policies. You are a badluck to Nigeria. The socalled Israeli Spies can come for me first. Nonsense!!

All the developing and developed countries in the world have their internet controlled. Why do you think Nigeria is very notorious for internet fraud?
They just dey use our head and we are following.
Anybody that is fairly IT literate knows that if the intention was to monitor individuals it would have been veeeery easy. So i don't think that is the intention.
Concerning training Nigerians to do it, it is not just about working but it is a security system that the company built, , How long would it take us to build such a system? 10 years? 20 years? Would u enter a made in Nigeria plane? Let us be truthful to ourselves.

Do they have the power to rescind such actions by the FG . . .

Another kick in the teeth for the funny-looking, hatted retardeen! Ooops! Wait for insincere9jarian, gramci, papasbowne, tekyg, etc to come and cry NL a river!

alaoeri: Tambuwa is really proving to be a torn in flesh for GEJ.

THIS MENTALITY IS WHAT EXACTLY TIED THIS NATION DOWN TILL NOW.

NIGERIANS SEE THEIR PRESIDENTS LIKE GOD WHO NO ONE SHOULD QUESTION.

JUST 3 WEEKS AGO WHEN A WOMAN INTERUPTED OBAMA DURING A SPEECH, HE(OBAMA) ONLY PLEADED THAT THE WOMAN ALLOWED HIM FINISH HIS SPEECH.

IN NIGERIA, THE WOMAN WOULD BE TREATED AS IF SHE IS NO HUMAN.

WE DESERVE THE KIND OF LEADERS WE GET. SINCE WE DO NOT WANT TO GROW OUT OF OUR SLAVERY.

Na lie.

Good jare, which mumu monitor self

what will happen to the money involved too, hope that wont be expelled permanently to someone's pocket.

Am beggining to tink dose istrealites ar usin juju,or how wil they coarse d president to giv dem dah kin contract. D funi aspect is that they wud end up usin d money fight their nex door neighbours.

Drama for this 9ja oo

NLand in danger,for y'all information.NLand is in GEJ's black book.

You want an intelligence gathering contract made public!!?? #smh. where in the world do government discuss security intelligence issue in the public?

What are we really paying the house of reps for?

1. how many laws have they made this year to help end the insecurity in the country

2. how many laws have made to help check terrorism

3. how many laws have they made to enable job creations

Aside fighting Jonathan, what are they there for?

These legislators role will forever remain advisory. not binding on even me a common citizen. Carry go mr president!

jmaine: Do they have the power to rescind such actions by the FG . . .

[b]YES THEY DO,AND ABOVE ALL,TAMBUWAL AS WE ALL KNOW DOES NOT BELONGS TO JONATHAN'S CAMP.HERE IS THE FINAL TWIST,SHOULD GEJ CAMP GO AHEAD AND IMPEACH AMEACHI,THEN THE 244 OUT OF 360 MEMBERS OF HOUSE OF REPS LOYAL TO TAMBUWAL WILL COMMENCE IMPEACHMENT PROCEEDINGS AGAINST GEJ.THIS IS WHY MOST POLITICIANS AND ELDERS ARE SAYING THE PRESIDENT SHOULD APPLY SERIOUS CAUTION BECAUSE THE CRASH OF THE 1ST,2ND AND 3RD REPUBLICS WAS AS A RESULT OF POLITICIANS NOT DOING THE RIGHT THING.[/b]

ok

GEJ wastedd 40million dollars to spy on people's internet activities, and some condemned souls r defending him



#.. Cursed folk, i tell ya. The lot of 'em

peace-1:
[b]YES THEY DO,AND ABOVE ALL,TAMBUWAL AS WE ALL KNOW DOES NOT BELONGS TO JONATHAN'S CAMP.HERE IS THE FINAL TWIST,SHOULD GEJ CAMP GO AHEAD AND IMPEACH AMEACHI,THEN THE 244 OUT OF 360 MEMBERS OF HOUSE OF REPS LOYAL TO TAMBUWAL WILL COMMENCE IMPEACHMENT PROCEEDINGS AGAINST GEJ.THIS IS WHY MOST POLITICIANS AND ELDERS ARE SAYING THE PRESIDENT SHOULD APPLY SERIOUS CAUTION BECAUSE THE CRASH OF THE 1ST,2ND AND 3RD REPUBLICS WAS AS A RESULT OF POLITICIANS NOT DOING THE RIGHT THING.[/b]

Go and pass your jamb first. House only impeaching president. Olofofo.

oxford: You want an intelligence gathering contract made public!!?? #smh. where in the world do government discuss security intelligence issue in the public?

What are we really paying the house of reps for?

1. how many laws have they made this year to help end the insecurity in the country

2. how many laws have made to help check terrorism

3. how many laws have they made to enable job creations

Aside fighting Jonathan, what are they there for?

Ummm, bro, other serious countries do not outsource the security of their country to a potentially hostile foreign country.

Why wasnt that $40million spent on technology and training of Nigerian citizens so they could acquire the same knowledge that drunken monkey is willing to pay the Israelis for?

See now why we say Jonathan is a Donkey?

madam_oringo: Another kick in the teeth for the funny-looking, hatted retardeen! Ooops! Wait for insincere9jarian, gramci, papasbowne, tekyg, etc to come and cry NL a river!

When President Goodluck Jonathan does something i never see you around that thread, you only click on threads that are against GEJ or the Igbo ethnic group. Smh at you!
Also, learn to call your president's name with respect, i wonder why your parents raised you up in such a nasty way!

lacasa: GEJ wastedd 40million dollars to spy on people's internet activities, and some condemned souls r defending him



#.. Cursed folk, i tell ya. The lot of 'em

Security of lives is worth 10 trillion times more than 40million dollars.

Afam4evaIsASlut:

Ummm, bro, other serious countries do not outsource the security of their country to a potentially hostile foreign country.

Why wasnt that $40million spent on technology and training of Nigerian citizens so they could acquire the same knowledge that drunken monkey is willing to pay the Israelis for?

See now why we say Jonathan is a Donkey?

Your life may be worthless, but mine and other 170 million nigerians is worth much more than 40zillion dollars

IMHO: If that project was realized, the spies could discover how Boko Haram transmit those information, it could help in so many ways to track the BOKO!
Such big contract means big use of modern technologies in fishing out those vampires and s3x lovers!(boko)

Boko haram sponsors in the legislature are fighting hard to frustrate every attempt to track them down.

Olaolufred:

THIS MENTALITY IS WHAT EXACTLY TIED THIS NATION DOWN TILL NOW.

NIGERIANS SEE THEIR PRESIDENTS LIKE GOD WHO NO ONE SHOULD QUESTION.

JUST 3 WEEKS AGO WHEN A WOMAN INTERUPTED OBAMA DURING A SPEECH, HE(OBAMA) ONLY PLEADED THAT THE WOMAN ALLOWED HIM FINISH HIS SPEECH.

IN NIGERIA, THE WOMAN WOULD BE TREATED AS IF SHE IS NO HUMAN.

WE DESERVE THE KIND OF LEADERS WE GET. SINCE WE DO NOT WANT TO GROW OUT OF OUR SLAVERY.

Who's trying to see GEJ as a God, guess u don't understand what i mean, am saying Tambuwa ain't taking any poo from the presidency unlike David Mark.

Okija juju: Nigeria is now a terrorist Nation.

We need this to combat terrorism.

Now that Boko Haram has no network in Borno and co states, how else do you think they are communicating?!

that is my point, people fail to realize GEJ is smarter than they think, that project is a sensitive one so they did it secretly to catch Boko unawares. Shekau needs to b smoked out of his computer lab where he communicates from.

oxford:

Aside fighting Jonathan, what are they there for?

They join hands with the executive in padding the national budget!

oxford:

Security of lives is worth 10 trillion times more than 40million dollars.

but not in the hand of an outsiders