Statement from Twitter

Ban aimed at making Buhari unaccountable to the Nigerian people- Twitter

“Today, the 4th of June 2021, the Federal Government of Nigeria announced its suspension of Twitter operations, that the application can be used as a platform for activities capable of undermining Nigeria’s corporate existence.

“Many Nigerians read the announcement of the ban on Twitter as a reflection of the importance of the platform and other digital (social media) platforms to Nigerians in accessing information and disseminating the same.

“The directive by the Nigerian government is at its core, an abuse of the rights of Nigerians not just to freedom of expression, but many other rights guaranteed in the Nigerian 1999 Constitution (as amended), the African Charter on Human and People’s Rights and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. This suspension, which is a reaction of the Nigerian government to the company’s enforcement of its platform rules, is aimed at insulating the government from criticism, especially by Nigeria’s youth who are over 70% of the country’s population.

“It must be noted that Nigeria’s President has notably been insulated from every form of public accountability. He is perhaps the only president since the country’s return to democracy in 1999 who never grants live interviews or holds media chats. This move is therefore aimed at making him unaccountable to the people of Nigeria who constantly take to social media platforms to share their views on the actions and policies of the government.

“It is evident that shutting down Twitter is illegal and illegitimate policies such as this are unacceptable!

“A 2016 United Nations resolution affirms that the rights that citizens have offline must apply online. Coincidentally, this resolution was co-sponsored by Nigeria with others. We urge the Nigerian authorities to respect and enforce citizens’ fundamental rights as provided for by the Nigerian constitution and International human rights treaties that Nigeria is a party to.

“We will further contact the Ministry of Information to get exact details of this announcement, and the legal framework that supports such undemocratic pronouncement.

“We advise all users of twitter and other social media platforms in Nigeria to download virtual private networks (VPNs) to enable them continue to use the platforms for their economic survival and social and political engagements while we all push back on this draconian order by the Nigerian government.”

Very good.

Thank you Paps B.

The world is beginning to take note

Is Twitter also advising using VPN? I thought they said it's not safe.

Why all these complaints all over when you admitted to having VPN?

MalcoImX:
Why all these complaints all over when you admitted to having VPN?

You sound deeply pained and very disturbed at the same time

Serious matters

Dumb post. This is not Twitter

OP, can you provide the link to this press statement? I’m not sure Twitter will be this confrontational against a sovereign government. Moderators must confirm the authenticity of this post before acting on it.

Twitter is run by smart and educated people , I doubt if they will come up with such a statement.

seunmsg:
OP, can you provide the link to this press statement? I’m not sure Twitter will be this confrontational against a sovereign government. Moderators must confirm the authenticity of this post before acting on it.

colorsofrainbow:

You sound deeply pained and very disturbed at the same time

On the contrary I am happy rigy from yesday which overflowed to today.

Buhari peppering then since 1492

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Ok

FAKE NEWS

InaNla:
Very good.

Now they av idea,for twitter to direct a message to him shows the thing hit them

seunmsg:
OP, can you provide the link to this press statement? I’m not sure Twitter will be this confrontational against a sovereign government. Moderators must confirm the authenticity of this post before acting on it.

I don't need to see a source.
That is pure fake news.

fiizznation:
I don't think jack is this stupid to release this gibberish. Funny thing is the Nigeria government have given balls to other countries to ban twitter whenever they wish.

Freedom of speech isn't madness!

I'm sure you're part of the poorly educated people of northern Nigeria.

Why is buhari the only president that does not grant public interviews or engage in media chat? Why does your president not appear in public?


IPOB will continue to defeat you and your paedophile president.

This is just the truth. They want us to be blind to killings of innocent citizens as would have seen on twitter.

Nigeria is run by people who are so incompetent they are incapable of intellectual discuss or debate

seunmsg:
OP, can you provide the link to this press statement? I’m not sure Twitter will be this confrontational against a sovereign government. Moderators must confirm the authenticity of this post before acting on it.

Yeats of subsisting in military regimes have indeed affected your psyche. Sovereignty belongs to the people in a democracy. Unless you're admitting that your Buhari is a tyrant.