Court Orders Lai Mohammed to Disclose FG’s Agreement with X (Formerly Known as Twitter) | #NwokeukwuMascot

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Court Orders Disclosure of Agreement Between Nigerian Government and Twitter | #NwokeukwuMascot

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LAGOS, Nigeria — Justice Nnamdi Okwy Dimgba of the Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered former Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, to disclose the details of the agreement between the Federal Government and X, formerly known as Twitter. This judgment, deemed a landmark verdict, was delivered in May 2024 following a Freedom of Information (FOI) suit filed by the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP). The certified true copy of the judgment was obtained last Friday.


In a statement released on Sunday, SERAP’s Deputy Director, Kolawole Oluwadare, explained that the court's order aimed to assess whether the agreement complies with the exercise of Nigerians’ human rights online.


Justice Dimgba directed the former minister and the Ministry of Information to provide a copy of the agreement to SERAP. He emphasized that disclosing the details is in the public interest and does not compromise Twitter’s business interests or Nigeria’s sovereignty and national security.


“Disclosing the details of the agreement between the Nigerian Government and Twitter is in the public interest and does not affect Twitter’s business interest as a third party. It is also not prejudicial to Nigeria’s sovereignty and national security,” Justice Dimgba stated. “The agreement between the Nigerian Government and Twitter must still be disclosed irrespective of the harm to Twitter if it would be in the public interest to make sure disclosure.”


The court dismissed objections raised by the minister’s counsel, upholding SERAP’s arguments, and consequently ruled in favor of SERAP.


Justice Dimgba further noted, “The minister has failed to prove that the President has followed due process of law to designate Twitter as a Critical National Information Infrastructure upon the National Security Adviser’s recommendation and issued an Order in the Federal Gazette in that regard. Therefore, I hold that the disclosure of the Twitter agreement is not prejudicial to Nigeria’s sovereignty and national security or protected by the Official Secrets Act, as the minister has failed to prove the same.”


The suit against the former minister followed the Nigerian Government’s statement on January 13, 2022, after lifting the suspension of Twitter operations in Nigeria. The government had stated that “Twitter has agreed to act with a respectful acknowledgement of Nigerian laws and the national culture and history.”


The Nigerian Government had suspended Twitter on June 4, 2021, after it removed a post by former President Muhammadu Buhari. The former president was named as a co-respondent in the suit, but the court’s orders were directed specifically at the minister.

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