Veteran Nigerian actor, Yemi Solade, has backed the
Presidency on the recent Twitter ban, describing the move as the “best decision
the Presidency could have made”.
Solade, in an interview with GoldmyneTV, stated that the
microblogging platform went too far by insulting the President, Muhammadu
Buhari and by extension, all Nigerians.
He said, “This is not the first time Twitter will try to
humiliate Nigeria. It happened to Pastor Chris Oyakilhome some years back. I
think the white supremacist and imperialist tendencies should be curbed
sometimes.
“As much as I am of the opinion that everybody has a right to expression and thoughts, but when a platform is used to want to ferment trouble and project anarchy, there should be rules regulating such practices. In this case, a lot happens on Twitter.
“I am not really a Twitter fan; I do little on Twitter. I
would want to align with that school of thought that says Twitter was not
really helping. Nigeria has so many problems to contend with and Twitter was
not really helping the country.”
According to Solade, most of the posts Twitter made were far
too negative, especially hitting the government of Nigeria.
He noted that the decision, however, trampled on the
fundamental human rights of Nigerians because most business people would miss
the platform.
“I want to think in the larger space, it really trampled on
the fundamental human rights of Nigerians. Because the President or the
Presidency is aggrieved with Twitter, it does not mean that over 190 million
Nigerians should queue behind the President,” Solade stated.
He continued, “I support my President this time around
though. I am not trying to doublespeak, but I think it is a two-way thing. The
best the Presidency could do has been done for now. We don’t know how long, but
we hope the issue will be resolved and Twitter will begin to function in
Nigeria.”
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