Nigerian billionaire and husband to Nollywood actress Ned Nwoko have come under fire for saying he supports the Twitter ban by the Federal Government.
The former member of the Delta state House of Assembly stated his position while speaking at a June 12 lecture organised by the Correspondents Chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Abuja Council.
Giving reasons for his position, Ned Nwoko stressed that all social media platforms must pay taxes to the Federal governments and provide employment for some Nigerians for the over 100 million population that subscribed to their services.
However, Ned Nwoko’s reason did not sit well with many Nigerians who have constantly dragged the politician on the microblogging platform for always marriage young ladies.
Also, some netizens blasted Ned, saying that he’s supporting the Federal Government to avoid being called out by some residents of his state who alleged that Ned Nwoko had been forcefully their lands.
See reactions below:
jaycee_mine wrote: So that the people you are collecting their lands in delta state will not tweet about it, I hope your Nigerian wives and kids are not using VPN..see im face
b3rants_ wrote: Because they don’t support you stealing people’s land and marrying your daughters. See carry your face like akamu out of here
wonderboyvibes wrote: We don’t support underage marriages
who.is.manuel wrote: He once trended on Twitter for jailing innocent people. We know what’s doing you
iamfavouramanze wrote: All these old men will not respect themselves
adeoluolatomide wrote: Why won’t he? Not when he keeps oppressing people in his town.
