Following the decision of Twitter to locate its African operation base in Ghana, Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed has Pointed the media as a responsible factor.
The Minister blamed the media for championing the course of devaluing the country by fervently putting out negative reports and painting the country as a hell on earth.
Lai Muhammed attributed the decision by Twitter to choose Ghana as the headquarters for its African operations, due to the unpatriotism of Nigerians.
Speaking to newsmen in Abuja, Minister said the tech giants chose Accra over Nigeria because the nation’s West African neighbours are champions of democracy and abide by the rule of law.
“The reasons cited by Twitter for citing the headquarters in Accra, Ghana are that Accra is a champion of democracy and there is rule of law in the country, among other reasons. This is what you get when you de-market your country,” the minister stated.
“The media is more to blame for this which most times exaggerate the challenges in the country.
“At no time was this worse than during the #EndSARS protest when Nigerian journalists both traditional and new media were trying to outdo themselves in painting Nigeria as a hell where nobody should live.
“They all conspired to vilify not just the government but the people of Nigeria. We are not saying that you should not criticise the country but be fair and patriotic. When you destroy your own house, where are you going to live?
“You can imagine the kind of job opportunities that citing that headquarters in Nigeria would have generated, the kind of visibility it would have given Nigeria but we destroyed it. It is what the insiders say about their country that the outsider will use to judge and condemn the country,” Lai Muhammed stated.
