LAGOS — The President, Association of Licensed Telecommunication Operators of Nigeria (ALTON), Mr. Gbenga Adebayo says it had received directives from the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), the industry regulator, to suspend access to Twitter.
Adebayo made this known in a statement made available to newsmen in Lagos, on Saturday, noted that the association wished to confirm that its members had received formal instructions from NCC, the industry regulator, to suspend access to Twitter.
The directive may not be unconnected with Friday’s indefinite suspension of Twitter’s operations; two days after the social media giant deleted a tweet from President Buhari’s account.
“ALTON has also conducted a robust assessment of the request in accordance with internationally accepted principles.”
“Based on national interest provisions in the Nigerian Communications Act, 2003, and within the licence terms under which the industry operates; our members have acted in compliance with the directives of NCC.”
“We will continue to engage all relevant authorities and stakeholders and will act as may be further directed by the NCC.”
“An industry, ALTON, endorsed the position of the United Nations that the rights held by people offline must also be protected online,” the statement said.
Adebayo explained that the association remained committed to supporting the government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and upholding the rights of citizens.
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