Following the public outcry over the Federal Government’s plan to contract the services of Elbit Systems, an Israeli firm to spy on Nigerian Internet users, Minister of Information, Mr. Labaran Maku, has defended government’s action, arguing that the move was in the best interest of the country.
Speaking on the contract, at the Democracy Audit organised by the Save Nigeria Group, SNG, in Lagos to mark June 12, Maku argued that there is nowhere in the world where e-mails are not monitored by government.
At the 14 years Democracy Audit, convener of SNG, Dr. Tunde Bakare, spoke on, ‘From Hope ‘93 to 2013: How Far Has Democracy Brought Nigeria?’ noting that since the historic June 12, 1993 election, Nigeria had remained impoverished and the problems late MKO Abiola promised to tackle remain unsolved.
While Maku said that the Federal Government was making progress in the areas of power supply by commencing the building of 10 power plants; stopping fertiliser racketeering to boost agriculture; delivering 32 roads in 2012; saved N118 billion from ghost workers, among others, majority of those at the event, hissed in disagreement.
Maku cited power, agriculture, education and transportation as major areas, President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration had fared well, two years into office.
Defending the Internet spying project, he said: “Everywhere in the world, e-mails are seen by government. Even, the world super-power, America, spies on citizens’ mails to checkmate the activities of unscrupulous elements capable of threatening its internal security.
“There’s no government all over the world that is uninterested in what comes in and goes out of its territorial boundaries.”
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Its a welcome idea. But why must you invite foreigners to come and spy on us? I strongly believe we've got capable hands in Nigeria that can get the job done. Moreover, I believe there are more pressing needs in the country than hiring foreigners as spies on us. KJoe
ReplyDeleteMaku. Go fuck yourself.
ReplyDelete"argued that there is nowhere in the world where e-mails are not monitored by government."
Look at the PR damage PRISM, Edward Snowden and the NSA spy controversy is doing to the Obama Administration right now and you'll get the picture.
Liar. Fact check your facts before opening that stupid hole in your ignorant head to spout crap.
Probably you won't. Not what you're paid for I guess. Except TRY to game Nigerians. Fuck you twice. And your boss also.
Did America contracted it to foreigner???.
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