Following the ban placed on Twitter’s operation in Nigeria, several notable Nigerians have begun to knock President Muhammadu Buhari led Federal Government.
Reacting to the development, a former senator from Kaduna State, Sehu Sani said the decision of the Federal Government “is a bad legacy”.
On his part, Senator Dino Melaye mocked the government for announcing the development on Twitter.
According to him, “Naija Govt sha. Using the Twitter platform to announce Twitter suspension. Na im Baba Fela dey call babanla nonsense. SDM”
Meanwhile, the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) said it would sue the Federal Government for such a decision.
“We are suing Nigerian authorities over their ILLEGAL indefinite suspension of Twitter in Nigeria.
Nigerians have a right to freedom of expression and access to information including online, and we plan to fight to keep it that way”.
The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed had announced the suspension of Twitter operation in a statement on Friday.