A former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kaydoe, has said whoever advised President Muhammadu Buhari to ban Twitter in Nigeria, is “his biggest enemy”.
In a tweet, hours after the news broke out, Fani-Kayode said the decision “is the most absurd and counterproductive thing” the federal government could make.
He wrote: “Suspending @Twitter from Nigeria simply because they removed a dangerous, irresponsible & insensitive tweet by @MBuhari is the most absurd and counterproductive move that the FG could have made.
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“Whoever advised Mr. President to make this indefensible move is his biggest enemy.”
On Friday, the Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed, announced the ban on the micro-blogging website.
Mohammed cited the persistent use of the platform for activities that are capable of undermining Nigeria’s corporate existence as reason for the suspension.