July 01, (THEWILL) – Members of the House of Representatives on Thursday turned down a Motion aimed at getting the government to rescind the banning of Twitter.
The rejection came after the House considered the report of its committee on the matter.
The House had recently mandated its Committees on Information, ICT, Intelligence, Justice and Orientation to investigate the circumstances leading to the suspension of the microblogging site by the Federal Government.
While the report was being considered, 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 cognisance the negative effect of the Twitter suspension on Nigerians who depend on the platform for their livelihood.”
The Motion was then seconded by another Member.
Thereafter, the Motion was put to the vote.
But the Motion to compel the government to lift the Twitter ban was rejected by majority of the House.
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