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Modupe Shodeinde
The Federal Government has accused governors on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party of calling for the reversal of ban on Twitter because it has deprived them the opportunity to spread fake news and hate.
The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, said this in reaction to a communique by the PDP governors, released after their meeting in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital.
According to Shehu, “… the PDP grieve over the Federal Government’s action over Twitter – for it represents the curtailment of their ability to use the platform to spread fake news and invented stories to the detriment of community and good-neighbourliness between the peoples of Nigeria.”
The Presidency further accused the PDP governors of proposing no solutions to any of Nigeria’s challenges in the heat of the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting economic downturn, rather, they lobbied for more money and mourned their lack of access to social media to “spread falsehoods and hate”.
“Their statement is evidence, if any were needed, as to why the President and the APC ended the PDP’s one-party rule in 2015, were re-elected by an increased margin in 2019, and why their winning trend is set to continue far into the future.” Shehu added.
