Reactions as Twitter shuns Nigeria, opens its African office in Ghana

Mixed reactions have trailed the announcement of the communication giant, Twitter, opening its Africa Operation Headquarters in Ghana, despite Nigeria having 2.5 million users on the platform – the third largest in the continent after Egypt and South Africa.

The Twitter Chief Executive Officer and Co-founder, Jack Dorsey, confirmed this on Monday, saying, “Twitter is now present on the continent. Thank you Ghana, and Nana Akufo Addo.”

“The choice of Ghana as Headquarters for Twitter’s Africa operations is excellent news. The government and Ghana welcome very much this announcement and the confidence reposed in our country,” Ghana’s President, Nana Akufo-Addo also tweeted on Monday.

However, Nigerian Twitter users felt the ‘Giant of Africa’ -Nigeria- deserves it more.

See some of the reactions below:

Ajisola wrote; “Why Ghana?! Jack s making a big mistake! It supposed to be Nigeria!”

Ifeanyichukwu wrote; “LMAO 🤣 🤣 Lagos alone has more Twitter users than the whole of Ghana.”

Afolabi wrote; “Tbh shey nah Ghana him suppose Dey
Nah Nigeria Dey use all of em pass tbh ajeh”

@Blacksam wrote; “We can’t have everything in Nigeria.
Facebook Nigeria
Microsoft Nigeria
Google Nigeria

Twitter HQ in Ghana is good one. Nigeria to Ghana is just few kilometres, so if Jack suspend our accounts, we will match to Ghana and protest.”

Samuel Mbah wrote; “Jack put Twitter headquarters for Ghana because he know say una no dey get light for Nigeria”

@firstladyship wrote; ” Twitter choosing Ghana as African Headquarter is no rocket science. Did you honestly think Jack wud establish his HQ in Nigeria after Adamu Garba’s threats, Boko Haram & Fulani herders attacks?

The Nigerian government is very notorious with censorship & stifling free speech.”