Festus Keyamo, the Minister for Labour and Employment has
stated that Nigeria is a better nation after Twitter met its conditions.
Keyamo said this while calling out those who prioritized
politics over patriotism following Twitter suspension.
Recall that the Nigerian government suspended Twitter in
June 2021 shortly after President Muhammadu Buhari’s tweet was deleted.
The microblogging site was given conditions to meet by the Federal Government before the suspension would be lifted.
On January 13th, the ban on Twitter was finally lifted in
Nigeria after Twitter met the conditions.
According to the Chairman Technical Committee
Nigeria-Twitter Engagement and Director-General National Information Technology
Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, the approval was given
following a memo written to the President by Minister of Communications and
Digital Economy, Isa Ali Ibrahim.
Keyamo, alongside some other government officials, who were
away from Twitter immediately after the ban was placed, has returned.
The Minister in his first tweet wrote: “For those who
prioritized politics over patriotism and exhibited disingenuous righteousness
on Twitter suspension, they can now see that with all the FG conditions to
which Twitter agreed, Nigeria is eventually better off for it.
“Congratulations Nigeria.”
Meanwhile, some Nigerians have suggested that the government
lifted suspension on Twitter in the country because of the 2023 elections in
order to be in the good books of the citizens.
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