FG Didn’t Give Conditions To Lift Twitter Ban – Ministry
According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Federal Government has not set any conditions for lifting the ban on Twitter in the country.
The ministry’s spokesperson, Ferdinand Nwonye, issued a statement on Monday confirming this. ‘Clarification Of Comments By The Honourable Minister Of Foreign Affairs At His Meeting With Envoys’ was the heading of the document.
According to Nwonye, on Monday afternoon in Abuja, the minister, Geoffrey Onyeama, met with the envoys of the United States, the United Kingdom, the European Union, the Republic of Ireland, and Canada to discuss their recent comments on Twitter’s suspension in Nigeria.
On Saturday, the five entities issued a statement protesting Twitter’s suspension in Nigeria, calling it a breach of the right to free expression.
According to the MFA spokeswoman, the minister was cited in several media outlets (not The PUNCH) as saying that,
“Twitter’s operations in Nigeria will be restored only if the platform can be used responsibly”.
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“This statement by the Honourable Minister has been quoted out of context. Contrary to the publications, the Honourable Minister was speaking generally about the responsibilities that go with freedom of speech, stating that platforms that have the power to instantly disseminate information among billions of people have the added responsibility to exercise that power responsibly.
“The Ministry wishes to state categorically that the Honourable Minister did not give any conditions regarding lifting the Twitter suspension,” Nwonye said.
