Richard Ginika Izuora
The Presidency on Monday, June 14, hinted that the ban on Twitter operations in Nigeria may be indefinite.
This the Presidency claimed is in the interest of “national cohesion and progress of the country.”
Presidency spokesman, Garba Shehu; in a statement said President Muhammadu Buhari is now firmer in his determination to rid the country of divisive persons.
According to him, Twitter has been used by IPOB to spread hate messages; and threatening the corporate existence of Nigeria.
“I think in the last few days, we are seeing a firmer determination by the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari; to tackle artificial divisions that are standing in the way of national cohesion and progress of the country,” Shehu.
“As I said, Twitter is one of them, but from the pronouncement of the president; in the interview he did on Arise TV and the one on NTA here; the speech he gave in Lagos and the broadcast he gave; I think they are suggestive of the fact that the growing heat in the country must not continue.”