My people! Wetin you sabi about Lai Mohammed and Twitter wahala wey scatter everywhere for Naija? E don yarn plenty as him release him new book wey dem call ‘Headlines & Soundbites: Media Moments That Defined An Administration’.

Dis book launch happen for Abuja, and Lai, as e dey speak, no hide anything o. Him talk say the decision to suspend Twitter (now we go call am X) na one of di toughest wey him ever make when him be Minister of Information and Culture. Abeg, who no go gree? Wetin no go pain person when dem don dey use platform dey spill wrong info and fake news?

Back to di matter; Lai come explain wetin make him take dis hard decision. Him say two main things dey worry him. First, na di effect on plenty Naija people wey dey use Twitter to showcase their business and influence. Second, na how dis kind decision go make dem see government and how dem wan manage freedom of speech. But e also talk say di matter wey dey ground no fit compare with di national security wahala wey dey everywhere.

Abeg, make I tell you, di way people start dey react when dem hear about di Twitter ban no be small. Lai talk am say, ‘di condemnations were fast and furious.’ E mean say social media no dey sleep at all. Dem dey waka enter di ministry’s handle dey shout as if dem get anger management problem.

Lai also clear di air about di rumors wey dey fly say di suspension na becos dem delete late President Buhari‘s tweet. E say di timing no be coincidence, but people no sabi wetin really happen. Him go on to talk say, dis same Twitter dey ignore violent tweets from some people, like that Nnamdi Kanu wey dey lead IPOB; dem no delete him, but dem quick remove di President’s tweet. Wetin be dis if no be double standard?

Him sha wan make us know say di suspension no be sudden thing; di government don dey yak about di danger wey social media dey pose since di #EndSARS protest don show us wetin dey happen. Dem dey spread fake news wey turn peaceful protest to wahala. Lai talk say, when he go meet President Buhari, dem ask am two serious questions before dat suspension go happen. E be like say Buhari don sabi wetin dey ground.

As for di outcome, dem finally lift di ban after 222 days, and Lagos people don begin show dem selves for di platform again. Wetin you sabi about dis story? Lai don drop some serious matter for im book wey go serve as manual for whoever wey wan understand di full gist of dis administration.