FG opens Koo account — days after suspending Twitter
The Federal Government has opened an Official account on Koo the Indian Microblogging Platform.
The Federal Government has opened an Official account on Koo the Indian Microblogging Platform.
The Federal Government made the move days after suspending the operation of the giant microblogging platform, Twitter.
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, announced the suspension by his office in Abuja last Friday.
The statement, signed by Ministry spokesperson, Segun Adeyemi, cited the persistent use of the platform for activities that are capable of undermining Nigeria’s corporate existence.
The Koo account, with the handle, “@nigeriagov” and username, “Government of Nigeria”, had over 10,000 followers as of press time.
Aprameya Radhakrishna, Koo founder, and CEO, officially confirmed on Saturday that the platform is now available in Nigeria.
Radhakrishna said his team was working on adding Nigeria’s local languages for Koo users in the country.
“Koo is now available in Nigeria. We are thinking of enabling the local language there as well. He further added that they are considering introducing a local Nigerian language into the Koo app,” Radhakrishna said.
“Nigeria is similar to India in terms of language diversity. It has hundreds of regional languages. Koo has a global outlook and will enable micro-blogging in countries that need it the most. We have built a scalable platform, and while we are still enhancing the product, it’s already available for use in multiple countries today.”
Twitter has expressed “deep concern” over the federal government’s decision to suspend its operations in Nigeria.
It has been earlier reported that the federal government said it has suspended, indefinitely, the operations of the microblogging and social networking service, Twitter, in Nigeria
The social media giant has however responded to the Federal Government operation ban, tweeting through its Public policy handle, the Tech company stated that it was deeply concerned about the blocking of its operation in Nigeria
They also stated that access to the free and open internet is an essential Human right in Modern society. unicate and connect with the World.
The Tweet: We are deeply concerned by the blocking of Twitter in Nigeria. Access to the free and #OpenInternet is an essential human right in modern society. We will work to restore access for all those in Nigeria who rely on Twitter to communicate and connect with the world.
