{"id":43324,"date":"2021-06-07T06:01:48","date_gmt":"2021-06-07T05:01:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=43324"},"modified":"2021-06-07T06:11:17","modified_gmt":"2021-06-07T05:11:17","slug":"twitter-suspension-pdp-reps-threaten-lawsuit-against-fg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/06\/07\/twitter-suspension-pdp-reps-threaten-lawsuit-against-fg\/","title":{"rendered":"Twitter suspension: PDP reps threaten lawsuit against FG"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) caucus in the house of representatives has disclosed that it will sue the federal government if the decision to suspend the operations of Twitter in the country is not reversed.<\/p>\n<p>The caucus also called on the government to rescind the directive asking the National Broadcasting Commission (<a href=\"https:\/\/nbc.gov.ng\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NBC<\/a>) to begin the licensing of social media operators in the country.<\/p>\n<p>Recall that WITHIN NIGERIA had earlier reported that <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/06\/04\/breaking-fg-suspends-twitter-operations-in-nigeria\/\">Twitter operations<\/a> <\/strong>have been suspended by the federal government indefinitely after\u00a0accusing the micro-blogging site of \u201cundermining Nigeria\u2019s existence\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement issued on Sunday, Kingsley Chinda, leader of the caucus, said the suspension of the microblogging platform has no legal backing.<\/p>\n<p>The lawmakers said the ban on the social networking site \u201cheavily lowers the image of Nigeria in the comity of democratic nations\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe directive to the NBC by the Federal Ministry of Information and Culture to license social media <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/03\/26\/cash-transactions-efcc-sends-stern-message-to-pos-operators\/\">operators<\/a> is also a surreptitious attempt to introduce the unpopular \u2018Social Media Bill\u2019 by mere executive fiat,\u201d the statement reads.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis, in our view, is a grave violation of the democracy, of separation of powers and an erosion of the rule of law.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is a known fact that as non performing, fragile or failed governments face increasing criticism from its citizenry. Out of desperation, they resort to more draconian and lawless actions to intimidate and cow the citizens to consolidate its hold on power by brute force.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the discharge of our foremost duty as custodians of the Constitution and representatives of the Nigeria people, we hereby request the federal government to immediately reverse the decision to suspend the access of Nigerian citizens to Twitter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe also call on the Federal Ministry of Information and Culture to immediately rescind its directive to the NBC to begin the licensing of social media operators in the country, having regard to the absence of any enabling legislative framework for such directive.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe hereby give you NOTICE that in the event of the failure, refusal and or neglect of the federal government to withdraw, reverse and\/or cease the implementation of these oppressive and unconstitutional actions, we shall be constrained to institute legal proceedings at the appropriate judicial venue within the shortest possible time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to the lawmakers, no citizen can be tried for bypassing the suspension directive as directed by Abubakar Malami, minister of justice, noting that the directive has \u201cno basis in law\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe supposed suspension imposed on Twitter has no legal foundation, as executive fiats, no matter the language they\u2019re couched, have no force of law,\u201d they said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo citizen can be tried for an offence that has no basis in law or backed by a written law and punishment prescribed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor many Nigerians, social media is not only a means of escape from the drudgery of daily existence, but has become a veritable source of employment, advertisement and meaningful engagement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTwitter, in particular, has become an integral component of the citizens\u2019 ability to keep the government in check and to provide real-time feedback on the impact of government\u2019s activities on the citizenry.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) caucus in the house of representatives has disclosed that it will sue the federal government if the decision to suspend the operations of Twitter in the country is not reversed. 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