NIGERIA: Twitter ban stays as House of Reps refuses Committee’s recommendation for removal

It emerged Thursday afternoon that recommendation by House of Representatives’ committee on ICT and other matters that the ban on Twitter operations in the country be lifted had been rejected.

By the latest development, Twitter ban has been sustained in Nigeria.

The rejection came while the House was considering the report of its Committee on the matter.

The DEFENDER reports that the House had mandated its Committees on Information, ICT, Intelligence, Justice and Orientation to investigate the circumstances of the suspension by the Federal Government.

At the consideration of the report, the Deputy Minority Leader of the House, Toby Okechukwu suggested an amendment to one of the recommendations.

It stated, “That the Federal Government should take into cognizance the negative effect of the Twitter suspension on Nigerians who depend on the platform for their livelihood,” and lift the suspension.

Seconded by another member, the motion was however rejected by the majority of the House when put to vote.