President Muhammau Buhari has turned down a question on the suspension of operations of the micro blogging and social networking service, Twitter in Nigeria.
In a
statement last week, Minister of information and Tourism Lai Mohammed had
announced the indefinite suspension of Twitter’s operations in Nigeria.
He stated
that the government was forced to act because of “the persistent use of the
platform for activities that are capable of undermining Nigeria’s corporate
existence.”
The
suspension of the social media service has continued to spark widespread
outrage with many Nigerians, condemning the move.
But during an
the interview on Arise TV , Buhari when quizzed on when the Twitter ban would
be lifted, declined to comment, saying he would “keep” the answer to himself.
“I will keep
that to myself,” Buhari said.
Defiant
Nigerians have continued to bypass the restrictions by using the Virtual
Private Networks(VPNs) to access their accounts.
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