Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi
Kanu, has mocked Nigerians after the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC)
directed all broadcast stations in the country to deactivate their Twitter
accounts on Monday
The agency directed television and radio stations to
de-install twitter handles and stop using it as a user-generated content (UGC)
for news and programmes presentation, especially phone-in.
According to NBC, it will be unpatriotic for any broadcaster
in Nigeria to continue to patronise the suspended Twitter.
The statement further quoted section 5.6.3 of the broadcast
code which requires broadcasters to be mindful of materials that may cause
disaffection, incite to panic or rift in the society in the use of UGC.
Reacting to this, Kanu noted that the Twitter accounts of
President Buhari, his Vice, Yemi Osinbajo, and other top government officials
have remained active.
The Buhari administration had recently suspended the social
media platform indefinitely in the country after the President’s tweet was
deleted.
“Are you sure it’s the same God that created other races
that made we black Africans, especially Nigerians? ” Kanu tweeted.
“How can NBC direct all stations in Nigeria to deactivate
their Twitter profiles, yet @MBuhari, @ProfOsinbajo & @NGRPresident are all
active? What is wrong with our brain?”
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