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“What happened in this case as soon as SERAP filed the case before the ECOWAS court, alleging that the right to freedom of expression of Nigerians has been violated by the suspension of Twitter, the government joined issue, raised serious objection and anchored it in particular on certain provisions of the penal code relating to sedition which is very embarrassing.
“The Federal government’s meeting with Twitter is a good development but in many instances, they put the cart before the horse.
“You have already admitted that your activities can be examined by the supernational court like the ECOWAS Court.
“In the 60s and 70s it was convenient for dictators in Africa to plead sovereignty that nobody should interfere with our internal affairs,”Falana said..
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