The Office of the National Security Adviser, ONSA, has dismissed
media reports that the Federal Government through ONSA has directed the
Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to work with internet
service providers to shut down internet access during the election.
It
reiterated that it was non-partisan and committed to ensuring that
Nigerians freely exercise their civic rights during the forthcoming
general elections also maintaining that it remained committed to
protecting the rights of the public to access Information and
Communication Technology facilities.
A statement issued by the
spokesman of the ONSA, Mr Danjuma Reuben, on Friday, said; “The office
wishes to advise the general public to disregard the allegation, which
is a disinformation.
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