Reactions As Federal Government Suspend Twitter Operations In Nigeria
Nigerians have reacted In so many ways as Federal Government indefinitely suspend the operations of the microblogging and social networking service, Twitter, in Nigeria.
As gathered earlier by News Direct,
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, announced the suspension in a statement issued in Abuja on Friday, citing the persistent use of the platform for activities that are capable of undermining Nigeria’s corporate existence.
The Minister said the Federal Government has also directed the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) to immediately commence the process of licensing all OTT and social media operations in Nigeria.
Below are reactions gathered from Twitter by NEWS DIRECT reporter.
@OgbeniDipo wrote: “Does President Buhari and the federal government know how much young Nigerians make on social media platforms like Twitter daily? Does Lai Mohammed know the number of jobs being sustained by Twitter in Nigeria? What is wrong with these people?”
@Olatheplug wrote: “clueless government announcing the ban of Twitter in Nigeria on same platform.”
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@Danny_Walterr wrote: “So if they suspend Twitter in Nigeria, where will the Federal Government spread their lies and threats from?”
