FG reacts to location of Twitter African Headquarters in Ghana
The federal government on Thursday has reacted to the plan by Twitter to place its African Headquarters in Ghana. It blamed the choice on
The federal government on Thursday has reacted to the plan by Twitter to place its African Headquarters in Ghana. It blamed the choice on some unpatriotic Nigerians and media.
Recall that Twitter on Wednesday said it choose Ghana over Nigeria as a result of free speech and total democracy.
However, the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed said the development would serve as a lesson for Nigerians to be patriotic in managing the image of the country
Mohammed said Nigeria with about 25 million Twitter users against Ghana’s eight million users, it was a natural expectation that Nigeria would have been the choice by Twitter to locate its headquarters for the continent.
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“The reasons cited by Twitter for citing the headquarters in Accra, Ghana is that Accra is a champion of democracy and there is rule of law in the country, among other reasons
“This is what you get when you de-market your country.
“The media is more to blame for this which most times exaggerate the challenges in the country.
“At no time was this worse than during the EndSARS protest when Nigerian journalists both traditional and new media were trying to outdo themselves in painting Nigeria as a hell where nobody should live.
“When they all conspired to vilify not just the government but the people of Nigeria,’’ he said.
