Lai Mohammed denies reports on monitoring of calls, Social Media posts

The Federal Government has described as false the
information being circulated on the Social Media to the
effect that, under a purported Ministry of Interior
Regulation, all phone calls and Social Media posts made
by the citizens are to be monitored and recorded.
Minister for Information, Culture and National
Orientation. Alhaji Lai Mohammed departing with some
documents after a closed door parley with President
Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
Photo by Abayomi Adeshida
In a statement issued in Abuja on Monday, the Minister
of Informatio and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed,
described the development as another example of
disinformation that has permeated the media space,
especially the Social Media.
The Minister said the intention of those behind the false
news is to give the impression that the Federal
Government is working to stifle freedom of speech,
which is not the case.
”There is no regulation, old or new, from the Ministry of
Interior or any federal government agency requiring the
recording of all calls or the monitoring of Social Media
platforms like WhatsApp, Twitter or Facebook. We are
therefore using this medium to inform all Nigerians that
what is being circulated in this regard is totally false and
should be disregarded.
”We thank all Nigerians who have reached out to us in an
effort to confirm the authenticity or otherwise of this
information, which is now being widely circulated on the
Social Media. This is the best way to ensure that the
purveyors of false news do not dominate our media
space,” he said