Former governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, has said
anyone arrested for using Virtual Private Network to access Twitter in Nigeria
will end up being celebrated.
The Federal Government last week suspended the operations of
Twitter in Nigeria citing what it described as “the persistent use of the
platform for activities that are capable of undermining Nigeria’s corporate
existence.”
An order was immediately issued to telcos through the
Nigerian Communications Commission to make the suspension effective.
However, some Nigerians still had access to Twitter through
the use of VPNs.
This prompted the Attorney General of the Federation,
Abubakar Malami, to order the Director of Public Prosecution of the Federation
to begin immediate prosecution of violators of the ban.
Reacting, Fayose took to the microblogging platform, saying,
“AGF Malami, I just tweeted. No shaking!”
In another post, the former governor wrote, “Good morning
Nigerians. Like Buhari, no President elected by Nigerians can be a law unto
himself. It is our right to use Twitter and other social media platforms and
we’ll keep tweeting. I’m tweeting and so are many other Nigerians.
“Anyone they arrest will only end up being celebrated. No
one should be moved by empty threats of arrest. Certainly, what has a beginning
must have an end. This dictatorial govt came and shall definitely go. No
shaking! Good days ahead.”
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