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Twitter Ban: We Won’t Stop Using Twitter – CSOs Dare FG

Enudi Golden by Enudi Golden
January 11, 2024
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The CSOs has dared Federal Government by accessing its twitter account despite Ban in Nigeria.

GoldenNewsNg gathered that the Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) has declared that there is no law against tweeting, hence the federal government can’t stop them from tweeting.

This is as the CSOs vowed to continue tweeting despite the ban by the federal government on the operations of Twitter in Nigeria.

The coalition, made up of 25 CSOs in a statement on Tuesday noted that the position of the federal government on the use of Twitter is an assault on civic space and an attempt to clamp down on free speech which is a fundamental human right.

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They also said the declaration by the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami that violators of the government ban on Twitter will be prosecuted is illegal, an abuse of power and alien to the constitution of the country.

The statement reads: “We strongly support statements released by various civil society organisations and other stakeholders, condemning the suspension of the microblogging platform, Twitter, in Nigeria, as this represents a continued assault on the civic space and anti-democratic clampdown on free speech,” the statement said.

“We are also aware of the statement credited to the Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, threatening to arrest anyone who continues to tweet after the announced suspension.

“We, therefore, wish to categorically say that we, as individuals, and our organisations, do not know any law that the act of sharing information breaks, and will continue to use Twitter, other social media platforms, and other media channels, to share information and engage with citizens.

“We note that Section 36(12) of the 1999 Constitution (as amended) makes it impossible to convict any person for a criminal offence if that offence is not defined and its penalty not prescribed in a written law. On the power of Section 36(12) which protects a fundamental human right, we, therefore, note and state unequivocally that the Attorney General’s statement threatening to prosecute citizens using Twitter contravenes the Constitution and is a violation of human rights and an utter abuse of power.

“We stand with Nigerians who continue to exercise their fundamental human rights, especially as we will be celebrating Democracy Day on Saturday, June 12.”

The 25 CSOs that signed the statement are:

‘Gbenga Sesan, Executive Director, Paradigm Initiative (PIN)
‘Yemi Adamolekun, Executive Director, EiE Nigeria.
Adebayo Raphael, Centre for Liberty
Auwal Musa Rafsanjani, Executive Director, Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC)
Cheta Nwanze (@chxta)
Chioma Agwuegbo, TechHerNG
Coalition in Defence of Nigerian Democracy and Constitution
Concerned Nigerians
Cynthia Mbamalu, Director of Programs,
Yiaga Africa
Deaf Women Aloud Initiative (DWAI)
Dorothy Njemanze, Executive Director,
Dorothy Njemanze Foundation (DNF)
Edetean Ojo, Executive Director, Media Rights Agenda
Hamzat Lawal, Connected Development [CODE] / Follow The Money
Joshua Olufemi, Founder, Dataphyte
Idayat Hassan, Executive Director, Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD)
Kolawole Oluwadare, Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP)
Lex Initiative for Rights Advocacy and Development (LIRAD)
Mojirayo Ogunlana-Nkanga, Centre for Impact Advocacy (CiA)
Nana Nwachukwu
Nelson Olanipekun, Citizen Gavel
Olabukunola Williams, Executive Director, Education as a Vaccine
Oluwatosin Alagbe, Premium Times Centre for Investigative Journalism
Raising New Voices Initiative
Seun Onigbinde, Director, BudgIT
Tunde Aremu
Udy Akpan, Executive Director, Youth Alive Foundation (YAF)
Y.Z Y’au, Executive Director, Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD)

 

 

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