Celebrities have taken to social media to air their thoughts on the indefinite suspension of Twitter in Nigeria.
Lai Mohammed, minister of information, had announced the sanction of the microblogging platform in a statement on Friday.
The suspension came after a tweet by President Muhammadu Buhari on the 1967 civil war was deleted by the social media service.
Twitter’s suspension has since elicited a wave of reactions from entertainers engaging with the Nigerian creative industry.
Reacting to the development, Samklef, music producer, said: “When I Dey tell una say nothing good can come out of Buhari. Una come my page dey insult me say make I face my career. How una dey feel am now? Who be slave?”
Enisa, a US songstress who recently collaborated with Davido, added: “I don’t understand. This country Nigeria is filled with good & talented people.
“Why are they doing this to you all? I don’t live there so I don’t know, but I been seeing your guys really go through it over there, I truly feel bad.”
“They can’t stop kidnapping, armed robbery and terrorism. The country is as unsafe as ever, yet they can seize passports and block bank accounts of peaceful protesters. They ban cryptocurrency, they ban Twitter. FG is completely out of touch with the plight of young people,” Banky W wrote.
See more tweets below:
General Buhari and APC used this same Twitter to criticize past administrations and campaign for elections.. Now that the citizens are holding them accountable with the same platform, heat is catching them. They want to take away the people’s freedom to speak. Dictatorship 101.
— DeboMacaroni (@mrmacaronii) June 4, 2021
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They suspended Twitter in Nigeria.l, Wahala for who no Dey UAR o.
— PRAIZ ⭐️ (@Praiz8) June 4, 2021
Confuse bunch!! Imagine banning Twitter in Nigeria and still using the same App to let us know! What are the measures to effect this suspension abeg?😮💨🤡 https://t.co/TcnOwfvZ9k
— TACHA🔱🇳🇬🇬🇭 (@Symply_Tacha) June 4, 2021
Must we kikiki about everything??
This Twitter in Nigeria ban is not funny! Federal Government does not rate us! Because what is THIS!!!Advertisement— TACHA🔱🇳🇬🇬🇭 (@Symply_Tacha) June 4, 2021
Nigerian Government bans Twitter, and announce the ban ON Twitter. You can't make this up. Clueless.
— Banky Wellington (@BankyW) June 4, 2021
They can't stop kidnapping, armed robbery and terrorism… the country is as unsafe as ever… yet they can seize passports and block bank accounts of peaceful protesters. They ban cryptocurrency. They ban Twitter. Completely out of touch with the plight of young people.
— Banky Wellington (@BankyW) June 4, 2021
Back to Facebook.
— AG BABY (@adekunleGOLD) June 4, 2021
The one wey dey pain me na say dem use twitter logo from 2012. 🥴
— AG BABY (@adekunleGOLD) June 4, 2021
Bonjour from Paris.
— THE DON (@DONJAZZY) June 4, 2021
Ghen ghen! The most stupid president in history who failed in 1985 after planning a coup. Came back through the help of desperate tinubu to destroy Nigeria. This same tweeter wey apc use call out Jonathan and use campaign and call results. Welcome to the zoogerian. pic.twitter.com/PTE56aFSdh
— SAMKLEF ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (@SAMKLEF) June 4, 2021
I will tell my children that this are clowns 🤡 that destroyed Nigeria woefully. One Na aboki wey suppose dey sell suya for night…One Na fake pastor and one Na greedy jagaban. Na only witchcraft dey carry brooms. pic.twitter.com/DLurxvz4XX
— SAMKLEF ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (@SAMKLEF) June 4, 2021
And you use the same app to …… never mind https://t.co/5TPSJD2jCW
— RUGGEDMAN (@RuggedyBaba) June 4, 2021
Really??? Then where you Tweeting from 🤔 https://t.co/kN02H3ATvM
— ENISA (@IAmENISA) June 4, 2021
They trying to suspend Twitter in Nigeria⁉️ Oh helllll no, you messing with the wrong people! 😤 Big WAHALA!!
— ENISA (@IAmENISA) June 4, 2021
I don’t understand, this country 🇳🇬is filled with good & talented people. Why are they doing this to you all? I don’t live there so I don’t know, but I been seeing your guys really go through it over there, I truly feel bad…😔
— ENISA (@IAmENISA) June 4, 2021
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