A Nigerian lawyer, Gbolahan Oladunni-Daniels Esq., has said
that Nigeria has become a completely authoritarian State under the Buhari-led
administration.
He said it is grossly inappropriate and a display of abysmal
immaturity to ban Twitter due to the fact that the president’s post was deleted
by the microblog.
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The lawyer whose inclination is towards the availability of
justice, equity and good governance to everyman in the society said, “The ban
was an emotional reaction from the President which is devoid of any form of
sensibilities.”
The legal and social activist also added that the use of
Twitter by Nigerians is permissible even after the ban because the ban is a
directive and not a law. He said it can only be criminalised when the offence
is defined and the penalty is prescribed in a written law.
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“With due respect, the Attorney General goofed when he directed the prosecution of Nigerians using Twitter through VPN or other bypass apps and we must resist any form of harassment by the Police as they might start searching people's phones.”
Gbolahan also predicted that the autocratic and totalitarian
president Buhari administration may ban Facebook soon.
“May I predict that our autocratic and totalitarian President will ban Facebook in the coming months especially as we approach 2023 Presidential elections.”
He also said that as usual, President Buhari may not be aware
of the twitter ban, which means the ban may be only of the knowledge of some
people in his government.
“On a lighter note, who knows our Bubu may not be aware or be shocked that Twitter has been banned in Nigeria.”
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