By Chris Udochukwu
Abuja (Precise Post) – Former Minister of Education (a.k.a Madam Due Process) , Dr Oby Ezekwesili has slammed the federal government over twitter’s siting of its African operational headquarters in Accra, Ghana, saying it’s a statement to our Nigerian government.
Ezekwesili who disclosed this via his twitter handle said:
“A troubling policy, regulatory and physical environment is a deal breaker. Businesses, especially Global ones at that- are not long-suffering citizens of your country. They have plenty choices of address. Twitter locating to Accra is a statement to our @NigeriaGov . ✍🏾”
Precise Post recalls that the Internet giant, Twitter, has chosen Ghana ahead of Nigeria as the headquarters of its African operations. The preference for Ghana was despite the over 2.5 million users of Twitter in Nigeria, which is about the third-largest in the continent after Egypt and South Africa.
The Twitter Chief Executive Officer and Co-founder, Jack Dorsey, confirmed this on Monday, saying, “Twitter is now present on the continent. Thank you, Ghana, and Nana Akufo Addo.”
“The choice of Ghana as Headquarters for Twitter’s Africa operations is excellent news. The government and Ghana welcome very much this announcement and the confidence reposed in our country,” Ghana’s President, Nana Akufo-Addo also tweeted on Monday.
In a release, Twitter reinstated that its mission is to serve the public conversation, and it’s essential, for the world and for Twitter, to increase the number of people who feel comfortable participating in it.
It said, “Today, in line with our growth strategy, we’re excited to announce that we are now actively building a team in Ghana.“To truly serve the public conversation, we must be more immersed in the rich and vibrant communities that drive the conversations taking place every day across the African continent.
“As a champion for democracy, Ghana is a supporter of free speech, online freedom, and the Open Internet, of which Twitter is also an advocate.
