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Saturday, February 02, 2019

FG Denies Alleged Plans To Shut Down Nigerian Internet During 2019 Elections...

The Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) has denied alleged plan to shut down internet access during the upcoming general elections.





ONSA spoke in reaction to Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers, who accused the Federal Government of planning to use the “shut down” to rig elections.

Wike said the FG, through ONSA had directed the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to work with internet service providers to shut down internet access across the country during the exercise.


But, a statement by the Spokesman to the National Security Adviser (NSA), Mr Danjuma Reuben, on Friday in Abuja to NAN advised the general public to disregard the allegation.

“This Office, wishes to state that the internet and associated communications infrastructure are major components of the Critical National Information Infrastructure (CNII), which ONSA is mandated to ensure its security,” he said.

He said that ONSA in collaboration with relevant Ministries, Departments and Agencies of Government (MDA), had been making efforts to protect and improve service delivery to Nigerians.


He explained that every single national security platform in the country depended on the same internet to function.

“Therefore “shutting down” the internet is akin to shutting down national development and security,” he said.

He said ONSA remained committed to protecting the rights of the public to access Information and Communication Technology facilities.

“The Office also remains non-partisan and committed to ensuring that Nigerians freely exercise their civic rights,” he said.
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14 comments:

  1. I don't think it is true but again I won't rule out the possibility of it. Following the antecedent of the man and people in power, nothing is impossible for them to do. But I still believe such shit won't be tried neither are Nigerians going to keep mute in its eventuality.

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  2. Which means they intend to do that. Afterall didn’t they put a whole Abuja in darkness when they brought late Yar Adua back.

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    1. With a dictator and abuser of the constitution, nothing is impossible.

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    2. In your world of 21st century exposure, a plane would arrive st the airport with no electricity right? Do they need to shut the electricity of the whole of Abuja to sneak in Yar Adua? You guys just type nonsense sometimes.

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  3. I hope it's not true, at least they've publicly refuted the claim.

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  4. I am still trying to understand why two Niger governors joined in the APC campaign at Kano. This is the first of it kind for a country to come out and show full support in a campaign rally in another country. This doesn't speak good to me, it shows the readiness of that country to connive with Nigerian government to manipulate the election by sending across their citizens to vote in the forth coming election if at all they aren't in Nigeria already. The borders have been opened and Niger people are already here with us and ready to vote.

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    1. Tj with information.

      This here, could be true. Our borders are porous.

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    2. Tj and lies as usual. So it is the borders of Chad, Cameroun and Benin that are not open? On Niger just because you believe that is the only place the rigging could be. Allegations that you cannot even attempt to prove. Rigging or no rigging, no sane person would dispute the obvious fact that Buhari will win this election. Deny at your own self deception.

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    3. What are the lies here that two Niger governors didn't come or our borders aren't porous? Or aren't Niger people already in Nigeria with an intention of voting?

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  5. They shouldn't try this shitooo. Always wanting to do things just for their selfish interest. Alot of Nigerians including me work online now as offline work is no way to be found. We are not stopping their stealing they shouldn't stop our work . They should go very far. Nonsense.

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  6. even if dy do it,Nigerians won't do anything,day will only wait for it to come up so dy will rant on Twitter...

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    1. Yes o! LMAO. It won't happen though. Na propaganda tns.

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