{"id":81925,"date":"2021-06-09T17:50:26","date_gmt":"2021-06-09T16:50:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=81925"},"modified":"2021-06-09T17:50:26","modified_gmt":"2021-06-09T16:50:26","slug":"twitter-ban-impose-visa-ban-on-buhari-malami-lai-pdp-tells-us-uk-others","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/twitter-ban-impose-visa-ban-on-buhari-malami-lai-pdp-tells-us-uk-others\/","title":{"rendered":"Twitter Ban: Impose Visa Ban on Buhari, Malami, Lai, PDP Tells US, UK, Others"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"auto\">The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called on the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Saudi Arabia and other members of the International Communities to immediately impose visa ban on President Muhammadu Buhari and members of his cabinet involved in stifling free speech in Nigeria.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The PDP predicates its demand on the violation of UN international Charter on Human Rights by President Muhammadu Buhari by banning the use of Twitter in Nigeria.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The PDP in a statement by the National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan insists that banning Twitter in Nigeria is a clear violation of Article 19 of the UN Charter as well as section 39 of the 1999 Constitution (as amended), which guaranteed freedom of expression to all Nigerians.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">&#8220;The party also urges the world bodies to also sanction the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, the Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami as well as certain leaders of the APC for their individual ignoble roles in the ban imposed on Twitter in addition to associated harassments and threats to Nigerians.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">&#8220;The PDP urges the countries to bar President Buhari, Lai Mohammed, Abubakar Malami and 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