Festus Keyamo, the Minister of State for Labour and
Employment, has reacted to the decision of the Court of the Economic Community
of the West African States (ECOWAS), stopping President Muhammadu Buhari from
prosecuting defaulters of the ban placed on microblogging platform, Twitter.
Recall that the Federal Government had recently suspended
the operation of Twitter in Nigeria owing to allegations that it allows content
capable of threatening the corporate existence of Nigeria.
Despite the ban, some Nigerians have continued to access
Twitter via the use of a Virtual Private Network (VPN).
Reacting to the violation of the order, the Federal Government had vowed to prosecute the defaulters, including prominent Nigerians who dared his administration.
But the ECOWAS Court on Tuesday delivered a ruling which
restrained President Buhari administration from arresting or prosecuting
Nigerians using Twitter.
Reacting to the judgment, Keyamo said he had not seen
anywhere where they said the ECOWAS Court is the moral thermometer or barometer
to decide whether Nigeria’s image is bad or not.
The minister spoke during an interview on Channels
Television’s Politics Today on Tuesday.
Keyamo said, “I have not seen anywhere where they said the
ECOWAS court is the moral thermometer or barometer to decide whether Nigeria’s
image is bad or not.
“Nobody is saying that people should not use social media
platforms, nobody is saying that we should not call government officials to ask
questions. Nobody is saying that you should not even abuse us but is it right
for you to go to social media and promote false stories that are capable of
turning one part of the country against another?” he queried.
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