The Guild of Corporate Online Publishers, GOCOP has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to rescind his government’s decision to suspend Twitter in Nigeria.
The group in a statement signed by its President, Dotun Oladipo, and General Secretary, Danlami Nmodu on Monday said the suspension of Twitter is a major hindrance to online publishing and other businesses which rely on the social media platform for mass circulation and marketing of their businesses.
“We believe this suspension will ruin our businesses and shrink the democratic space,” the statement said.
“We believe this action is more injurious to the survival of Nigerian young business entrepreneurs who rely on Twitter.”
“We note that there are also millions of Nigerians who use Twitter to ventilate their democratic right of freedom of expression responsibly.The suspension clearly shrinks the democratic space”, he added.
The organisation advised the President to explore alternative means of relating with Twitter to resolve whatever difference that have arisen.
