Popular Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi on Saturday called
on the President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government to be mature in
accepting criticisms.
Gumi made the call while reacting to the ban on Twitter by
the Federal Government.
Speaking with Dailypost, Gumi said the Buhari-led
government should “have a wide chest” in accepting criticisms from Nigerians.
The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, had
disclosed the ban on Twitter yesterday.
Addressing a press conference, Mohammed had said the
Nigerian government suspended Twitter’s operation in the country because
Nigerians were using the platform for activities that threatened the country’s
existence.
Twitter was banned less than 72
hours after the micro-blogging site deleted a war inciting tweet by the
President.
Reacting to the ban, Gumi warned that the Nigerian
government cannot fight the media.
He stressed that social media platforms have allowed both
the government and the citizens to always state their sides on issues.
According to Gumi: “The Federal Government should show more
maturity in its actions, they can’t fight the media. The Federal Government
should have a wide chest to accept criticism.
“They should not fight the media; platforms like Twitter,
Facebook and other social media have given people the opportunity to hear from
both sides.
“The Federal Government should try to be honest, frank and
to engage. Government should have a wide chest not to allow delinquent youths
to anger it into massacring people. The government should express such maturity
to allow criticism and act accordingly.”
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