Nigeria’s Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, speaks during an interview on Nigeria’s suspension of Twitter in Abuja, Nigeria, on June 9, 2021. – Nigeria’s Minister of Information and Culture Lai Mohammed told AFP Twitter had sought talks with the government, which last week suspended the platform’s operations in the country, saying it was used for activities threatening the country’s stability.
He asserted that the country’s laws must not be subservient to international telecommunication union treaties in view of the need to protect peculiar situations in our country.He also faulted moves to compel the National Broadcasting Corporation to pay all the money accruing to it into the federation account in accordance with Section 162 of the constitution.
“If that is the way the executive is thinking, it will be a draw back if you now pay everything into the Treasury Single Account. It means that the government would have to continue to pay our salaries and take care of all our needs. This will defeat the objective of the federal government that certain parastatals should contribute more to the revenue of government.”
This came as a human right lawyer, Monday Oyekachi Ubani, sued the federal government and three others at the Federal High Court, Lagos, over the Twitter ban.Joined in the suit are the Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, and the Nigerian Communications Commission .
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We need to start tagging this Don’t think we have senators or National Assembly in Nigeria
The NASS should go ahead and pass the bill. Nigerians dat are already tired of this govt, will them have found jst d right motivation to kick dem out. We are free democratic citizens and will not be subjected to AUTOCRACY/TYRANNY
And some people still want others/everyone to continue with this madness called ' Nigeria'
Full blown authoritarian staring at Nigerians in the face. These move should be resisted by all freedom loving citizens. nassnigeria KeepitOn TwitterbaninNigeria
We are not under dictatorship or military govt. We operating under democracy. This the act of depriving the citizen to Express their feelings. There won't be freedom of speech anymore if this is allowed
NGRSenate DrAhmadLawan OvieOmoAgege femigbaja the day Nigerians will kill all of you and the Chamber to death is coming You are in National Assembly spending billions and trillions yearly servicing failed military 1999 constitution and refusing to ensure New Constitution
Now the full scale plan is on to pass that anti social media Bill!
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