He made this known to State House correspondents at the end of the meeting of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) at the presidential villa, Abuja.
He said he got the message on June 9th from Twitter seeking dialogue with the government over the suspension order and maintained that the social media giant was suspended because it provided an avenue for unpatriotic elements that were bent on destroying the corporate existence of Nigeria.
According to him, the owner of Twitter helped to fund the recent #EndSARS protest while allowing the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, to use the platform to call for the killing of security agents and destruction of public facilities.
He said Twitter failed to take down Kanu’s tweets in spite of repeated requests to do so.
Mohammed listed conditions that must be met saying that Twitter must now be registered in Nigeria as a business concern.
He said that other social media platforms like Facebook and Instagram must also be registered so that the country could be able to generate revenue from their operations.
“Our decision to suspend Twitter has been lauded by some; it has been decried by some But let me make it clear that what’s important to us is the sovereignty of Nigeria and until when Twitter is paused.
“And the cardinal thing is that Twitter must be registered in Nigeria, Twitter must be licensed in Nigeria and Twitter must stop using its platform for activities that are inimical to the growth of Nigeria or to its corporate existence.’’
According to the government spokesman, freedom of speech has not been stifled by the suspension of Twitter as he maintained that Nigerians could still use other platforms such as Facebook and Instagram.
He also denied that the suspension was not effective, arguing that that “Twitter is losing money as a result of the action.”
from pmnewsNigeria.
This is for the ignorant Nigerians who don't know that Nigeria is king. There you have it, Nigeria is king. Nobody messes with us. If you think Nigeria isn't king, relocate to Ghana!!!!
ReplyDeleteI agree with you and our population does the magic too
DeleteWinner of the most idiotic comment of the day.
DeleteYou cannot register Twitter in Nigeria. It's like saying that Gmail should open offices in Nigeria cos we use it.
Their offices is Ghana is more of a hub than an office. There is no "Manager" where you can complain to. Its cos they have a growing user base in Africa which is why they are there!
I don't know how you people reason...seriously!!! Even to use toilets that flush you prefer pit latrines...no intelligence whatsoever.
Please we need to be unyoked with these people...tufiakwa!
That's the only part you saw in the whole thing Lai said right? Once someone is an IPOB loyalist, the left part of their brain stops working. For you not to know that Nigerian government is taking the right steps to deal with unpatriotic elements that are bent on destroying the corporate existence of Nigeria who abound on Twitter, shows how puny your brain is
DeleteLIES. I DO NOT Believe a single word from this Mohammed. If Twitter Approached him for a Dialogue, he would have Announced the name or names of who from Twitter that approached them and Jack Dorsey would have tweeted it. LIES FROM THE PITS OF DECEITS. They are looking for a way to make peace with Twitter. FOOLS
Delete@ Amethyst 💯👍. These guys have a different civilisation I must say. Not optimistic about this country especially with these people. Nigeria can't make headways like this. The worst is that their ethnic, religious and tribal loyalties are stronger than their common sense of nationhood.
DeleteIf you don't want to get angry this morning, pls always avoid Eesah comments. This guy is consistent in his stupidity and it baffles me how this one is created among men. I am not sorry to say, he's a waste in many ways. If I catch this one for street, I go too beat the living day out of him. This is a waste of being. He should have flushed or aborted. I pity his and unborn children. That someone will wake up and see this mistake of a person everyday of dere life is appalling and killing. I will rather burn in hell that to have this waste of sperm as a brother or family member. You will think you are exercising your right to speech not knowing you have exposed ursef to be the idiotic, wicked, unsympathetic, unredeemed , a terrorist apologist and a melancholic bigot. Mayb u lacked love when growing up. This is no way to be a human being. You are more or less an animal. God go make us meet one day sha....I rest my case
Delete@anon 10:43 you are correct. That's a face-saving gimmick. These old men won't stop embarrassing the nation. How we descended this low to the extent of having Lai and his ilk needs to be studied.
DeleteAnd oh, well meaning Nigerians don't want to be equally yoked in same county with unpatriotic elements too. People who think than Twitter, a microblogging app is bigger than Nigeria and its government
DeleteI'm outtie
Aboki...even your arguement is pointless. You are the dumbest person on this blog as far I'm concerned.
DeleteYour idea of sense is nonsense. Upgrade yourself with Google atleast ...it's free.
Oh wait...they have to open office in Nigeria first for YOU to use it!!
Mumu to infinity...rubbish.
As it should be and thank goodness the bird app has now received sense
ReplyDeleteOya nah
ReplyDeleteLmao. Delusional soul. Mouth like duck fowl. Mtchw
ReplyDeleteYou are the clueless soul. Body shaming someone old enough to be your father.
DeleteAnon, please incase youre his child, help us tell the old fool that he's one of the problems we have in naija, and may thunder faya that his duck mouth. Sdk please post
DeleteLai elénu bí òbò adìye
DeleteIf only news about him could come without his face
ReplyDeleteAct to admit it but with this reason I think I will go with the government. Twitter is making money and as over 10millions users in Nigeria it is our duty to make money from it America collect tax from them y not us
ReplyDeleteHow is twitter making money from Nigerians? Please pray tell?
DeleteDid the govt consider how small scale biz use it to create jobs?
Ṣeé Ehn....people like lai Mohammed and Buhari are too old to u derstand new age technologies.
Instead of setting up a think thank of young expert to look into how it can be used positively.....they are more concerned with how it is being used negatively.
If I am twitter...I will cease engagement with Nigerian govt. Buhari will leave in less than two yrs... And lai also will leave.
Then when a new administration comes in....Twitter can engage with them.
LOOOOOL, Nigeria stands to lose more than twitter does. In a different economy with much avenues and more resources for the common man to go about their business, Maybe Twitter would loose more than Nigeria. But as it stands, the bias is unfounded. You cannot have them restrict a user's freedom of expression JUST BECAUSE.
ReplyDeleteSo Twitter is the only site on the web where you can express your freedom of speech okwaya? How intelligent
Delete@ EEsah, you and your co-travellers are dumb and despicable and that's the reason the country is where it is right now. FYI, no one has the right to tell anyone under which platform to express themselves as far as freedom of expression is concerned. Not even the Presidency. So let that sink in.
DeleteAs for this, “And the cardinal thing is that Twitter must be registered in Nigeria, Twitter must be licensed in Nigeria...", that's only wishful thinking.
Lies lies lies. Believe this on your own peril. Which twitter beg? Onu di ya ka usu
ReplyDeleteIndomie brain
Deleteokay............o
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