By John Ikani
Indian microblogging app, Koo is perfecting plans to formally register in Nigeria, as the Federal Government is yet to lift the ban on Twitter and its operations in Nigeria.
Business Development Consultant to Koo, Sameer Yeshwanth disclosed this to newsmen on Tuesday during a virtual interaction with journalists.
Yeshwanth said, by registering, Koo would pay taxes as required and comply with all the laws of the land. He noted: “We have already hired four staff according to the Federal Character Laws of Nigeria.”
According to him, the commitment to register in Nigeria is very strong, “as we know that we are going to register with the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC); Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), and comply with all relevant local content laws of the country through the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA). Our lawyers are already working that out.”
Koo became popular in June when the Federal Government suspended Twitter operations following a row between both entities.
Nigeria took the action after the social media giant deleted a post by President Muhammadu Buhari for “violation of the company’s abusive behaviour policy.”
After the suspension, the Federal Government asked Nigerians to download and use Koo, claiming some government activities were already running on it. The Twitter ban will be two months on August 5.
