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The Economic Community of West African States’ Court has pronounced the suspension of Twitter by the Federal Government as unlawful.<\/p>\n

The court also directed the Buhari-led administration never to repeat it again.<\/p>\n

This followed a suit by Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project and 176 concerned Nigerians, according to SERAP\u2019s Deputy Director, Kolawole Oluwadare.<\/p>\n

The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, announced the suspension of Twitter in Nigeria following the deletion of Buhari\u2019s tweet.<\/p>\n

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Then the FG also threatened to arrest and prosecute anyone using Twitter in the country, while the National Broadcasting Commission asked all broadcast stations to suspend the patronage of Twitter.<\/p>\n

But in the judgment delivered on Thursday, the ECOWAS court declared that it has the jurisdiction to hear the case, and that the case was therefore admissible.<\/p>\n

The Court also held that the act of suspending the operation of Twitter is unlawful and inconsistent with the provisions of Article 9 of the African Charter on Human and Peoples\u2019 Rights and Article 19 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights both of which Nigeria is a state party.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Buhari administration in suspending the operations of Twitter violates the rights of SERAP and 176 concerned Nigerians to the enjoyment of freedom of expression, access to information and the media, as well as the right to a fair hearing,\u201d the court ruled.<\/p>\n

The Court also ordered the Buhari\u2019s regime to take necessary steps to align its policies and other measures to give effect to the rights and freedoms and to guarantee a non-repetition of the unlawful ban of Twitter.<\/p>\n

The Court also ordered Buhari\u2019s regime to bear the costs of the proceedings and directed the Deputy Chief Registrar to assess the costs accordingly.<\/p>\n

Reacting to the judgment, SERAP\u2019s lawyer in the suit, Femi Falana, SAN, said, \u201cWe commend the ECOWAS Court for the landmark judgment in the case of SERAP<\/a> v Federal Republic of Nigeria in which the Judges unanimously upheld the human rights of community citizens to freedom of expression, and access to information.<\/p>\n

\u201cEven though the Court had granted an interim order of injunction last year which restrained the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami SAN from prosecuting Nigerians who defied the Twitter ban, SERAP deserves special commendation for pursuing the matter to a logical conclusion.<\/p>\n

\u201cFreedom of expression is a fundamental human right and the full enjoyment of this right is central to achieving individual freedom and to developing democracy. It is not only the cornerstone of democracy, but indispensable to a thriving civil society.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith the latest decision of the Court to declare the suspension of Twitter in Nigeria illegal it is hoped that the Heads of State and Governments of the member states of the Economic Community of West African States will henceforth respect and uphold the human right of the community to freedom of expression guaranteed by Article 9 of the African Charter on Human and Peoples Rights.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Economic Community of West African States’ Court has pronounced the suspension of Twitter by the Federal Government as unlawful. The court also directed the Buhari-led administration never to repeat it again. This followed a suit by Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project and 176 concerned Nigerians, according to SERAP\u2019s Deputy Director, Kolawole Oluwadare. 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