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Twitter Ban: ECOWAS Court Fixes July 9 To Consolidate Suits Against FG

 

The Community Court of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has fixed July 9 to rule on an application seeking to consolidate different suits instituted against the federal government for banning Twitter.

Recall that on June 4, Lai Mohammed, minister of information, had announced the “indefinite” suspension of Twitter’s operations in the country.
According to the minister, the social media platform was engaging in activities that “undermine Nigeria’s existence”.
Abubakar Malami, the attorney-general of the federation, had subsequently ordered the prosecution of anyone who violated the ban.

At the court session held virtually on Tuesday, Abdullahi Abubakar, counsel representing the federal government, informed the court of a motion dated July 5, 2021, seeking to consolidate all four suits related to the issue.
Femi Falana, counsel representing the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) in suit ECW/CCJ/APP/23/21, did not object to the application.
Falana said the application to consolidate will “afford the court the opportunity to give one judgment in the matters that were similar in nature and character”.

Also, Mojirayo Ogunlaya, counsel to Media Rights Agenda, in suit ECW/CCJ/APP/29/21, did not object to the application.
The court however noted that parties in two other cases marked as ECW/CCJ/APP/24/21 and ECW/CCJ/APP/26/21 were not in court, hence, a consolidation order cannot be made in their absence.
Consequently, the court fixed July 9 to decide on the application.
Previously, the court had issued an order restraining President Muhammadu Buhari or any member of his administration from prosecuting any Nigerian for using Twitter.

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