Buhari Orders Lifting Of Suspension On Twitter
President Muhammadu Buhari has directed that the ban placed on the social media platform, Twittter be lifted but on the conditions that it will henceforth be used to strengthen national security and cohesion; having a physical presence in Nigeria, agree to be taxed fairly among other conditions.
According to the President, while making a national broadcast to Nigerians on the occasion of the 61st Independence Anniversary on Friday, Twitter must have to submit itself to local content policies of the Federal Government.
“Social media is a very useful platform that has enabled millions of Nigerians to connect with loved ones, promote their businesses, socialise, and access news and other information.
“However, recent events have shown that the platform is not just an innocuous platform for information dissemination.
“Rather some users have misused the platform to organise, coordinate, and execute criminal activities, propagate fake news, and promote ethnic and religious sentiments.
“To address these negative trends, the Federal Government of Nigeria suspended the operations of Twitter in Nigeria on June 5, 2021 to allow the Government put measures in place to address these challenges.
“Following the suspension of Twitter operations, Twitter Inc. reached out to the Federal Government of Nigeria to resolve the impasse. Subsequently, I constituted a Presidential Committee to engage Twitter to explore the possibility of resolving the issue.
“Following the extensive engagements, the issues are being addressed and I have directed that the suspension be lifted but only if the conditions are met to allow our citizens continue the use of the platform for business and positive engagements.
