Former presidential aide, Reno Omokri, on Thursday posited
that the lifting of the Twitter suspension in Nigeria by the Federal Government
was due to the forthcoming 2023 general elections.
Omokri, who was an appointee under the Goodluck Jonathan
administration said this via a series of tweets on his page, claiming that
Nigeria lost $750 million because of the Twitter ban.
He tweeted, “$750 million. In case you are wondering, that
is exactly what Nigeria lost in 222 days of banning Twitter.
“So, if anybody is telling you that Nigeria won with the
#TwitterBan, ask them to tell you what exactly Nigeria won. Nigeria lost big
time!
“The claim that Twitter agreed to allow Buhari’s junta
regulate Twitter users in Nigeria is as fakes as Buhari’s integrity.
“The expectation that Twitter would move from Ghana to
Nigeria will never happen. Twitter did not beg. Buhari bulged because elections
are here!”
The Federal Government had suspended Twitter operations in
the country on June 5, 2021, about 222 days ago.
The President subsequently established a seven-man
Presidential Committee to engage Twitter, and another 20-member technical
committee comprising all relevant government agencies was established to engage
directly with the Twitter team.
However, an official statement on Wednesday revealed that
the suspension has been lifted.
According to the statement, the Federal Government asked
Twitter to meet up with some conditions before the removal of the ban, and the
social media company has agreed to the conditions, with the execution of the
agreement starting this week.
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