Your worst enemy might, one day, be your best friend. This was what happened some hours ago. Senate Leader Ibn N’Allah, who sometimes ago raised a motion on censorship on social media, has come back to fight for us. Last week, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) directed Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to increase Internet data tariff and Nigerians are already expressing their dissatisfaction with this directive.
But fortunately for us, our one-time-hated senator, Ibn N’Allah, raised a motion today in the house about the proposed data charges increment, and lucky for us, other senators in the house condemned it and resolved that NCC halt the new tariff.
These are some of the tweets confirming the decision in the senate:
Senate now resolves to halt the new tariff approval.
— The Nigerian Senate (@NGRSenate) November 30, 2016
Deputy Senate Leader Ibn N'Allah raises a motion on the increase in data tariffs by the telecomms. over policies of the @NgComCommission
— The Nigerian Senate (@NGRSenate) November 30, 2016
Senators in all totality condemned the increase of data Tariffs by the service providers in tandem with @NgComCommission
— The Nigerian Senate (@NGRSenate) November 30, 2016
" It is very important that we protect the people that brought us here this is the height of irresponsibility by @NgComCommission….
— The Nigerian Senate (@NGRSenate) November 30, 2016
Nigerians have also been reacting to the move by the senate on Twitter by expressing their satisfaction with this decision.
Correct move by Nigerian Senators.
— dayo ogunremi (@arcdayo77) November 30, 2016
Only HALT? Please cancel, erase, I mean repeal the nonsense! Thank you!
— Adebola Adeola (@Adeychay) November 30, 2016
https://twitter.com/ChuksOkoro3/status/803916293044928512
NCC has obeyed this directive. We can now be happy again. This is the tweet to the effect.
Press Release: NCC Suspends Directive on Data Segment Price Floor.https://t.co/asadonbtLm
— ncc.gov.ng (@NgComCommission) November 30, 2016
