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Trump backs Nigeria Twitter ban, asks other countries to do same

Former President of the United States, Donald Trump, on Tuesday, reacted to the banning microblogging site, Twitter by the Nigerian government.

According to the former American leader, the ban by the President Muhammudu Buhari-led Nigerian government is commendation, adding that other countries need to emulate Nigeria and do same.

IDOMA VOICE reported that the federal government on Friday suspended Twitter definitely in Nigeria after the app deleted a controversial tweet made by President Muhammadu Buhari, in which he made reference to the Nigerian Civil War.

Reacting via a statement on Tuesday, Trump wrote; “congratulations” to Nigeria for banning Twitter and said, “More COUNTRIES should ban Twitter and Facebook for not allowing free and open speech.”

“In the meantime, competitors will emerge and take hold,” Trump continues. “Who are they to dictate good and evil if they themselves are evil?”

“Perhaps I should have done it while I was President. But Zuckerberg kept calling me and coming to the White House for dinner telling me how great I was. 2024?’

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