Twitter ban: FG has no right to regulate freedom of opinion –Minority reps

Government indicates its appetite to ‘suppress’ constitutionally guaranteed rights of citizens in Nigeria.

The caucus said the 1999 Constitution guarantees the freedom of speech and expression which can be through social media tools like Twitter. In a statement on Friday, signed by the Minority Leader, Ndudi Elumelu, the caucus said this freedom cannot be subjected to partisan approval or regulation under a democratic rule.

“That is why at the wake of the ban on the use of Twitter in Nigeria in June 2021, the Minority Caucus in the House of Representatives forcefully condemned the decision as a provocative, obnoxious, and unjustifiable clampdown on the rights of Nigerians which also showed the APC government’s intolerance and aversion to the views, opinions, and aspirations of Nigerian citizens, especially the youths on matters of state,” Elumelu stated.

He added, “It was also in the light of that that the Minority Caucus in the National Assembly stood by the law and charged Nigerians to continue using Twitter irrespective of the unconstitutional ban since they would not be contravening any known law in Nigeria or any international statutes.

Say NO to Tinubu, NO to PDP, NO to APC. For a better Nigeria. Please retweet.

Now you can talk? Abegi

Then dey disguise. They supported it behind closed door

if federal government has no right then you can try the opposite

Then who does?

Iberiberism company

Thank God that he is not talking to OBJ...😆😆😆

After 222days they just wake up from their sleeping...

Where were you when it was banned? This is medicine after death

pikaso_me screenshot this

Abeg getat

We know this one already the question is 'What are they going to do about it?'

Una just de wake up

Medicine after death. Minority Reps where were you people when Bubu ban Twitter and how many of you protested against it?

And election don dey near..

Abeg make una too rest

So it’s now you know you have mouth

Where una come dey since nah? Oh yes lawmakers. Crap!!!

If they have done that ,then no one should be exempted.

Una no well Aje!

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