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Africa-Press<\/a> – Nigeria<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>The United States is increasing the pressure on the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration after the suspension of Twitter in Nigeria.<\/p>\n

On Wednesday, the US Mission in Nigeria conveyed the message of top American official, Samantha Power.<\/p>\n

The senior diplomat is the current Administrator of the US Agency for International Development (USAID).<\/p>\n

Power said: \u201cThere are nearly 40 M Twitter users in #Nigeria, and the country is home to Africa\u2019s largest tech hub.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis suspension is nothing more than state-sanctioned denial of free speech and should be reversed immediately. #KeepitOn.\u201d<\/p>\n

Power was the 28th US Ambassador to the United Nations from 2013 to 2017.<\/p>\n

Twitter: Think of how ban will affect economy, young people \u2013 Makinde tells Buhari<\/p>\n

Last Friday, federal authorities sanctioned Twitter indefinitely after Buhari\u2019s tweet was deleted.<\/p>\n

The President had stated that many of those misbehaving in the South-East region were young and did not witness the destruction and loss of lives that occurred during the civil war.<\/p>\n

\u201cThose of us in the fields for 30 months, who went through the war, will treat them in the language they understand\u201d, the former General warned.<\/p>\n

After the deletion, Information Minister, Lai Mohammed, condemned \u201cthe persistent use of the platform for activities that are capable of undermining Nigeria\u2019s corporate existence\u201d.<\/p>\n

The government directed the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) to start the process of licensing all OTT and social media operations.<\/p>\n

The NBC was also ordered to force broadcast stations \u2013 Television and Radio \u2013 to stop using Twitter or face the consequences.<\/p>\n

The actions are being criticized by Nigerians, countries, local and international organizations.<\/p>\n

On Tuesday, the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) and concerned citizens filed a lawsuit against Buhari administration over \u201cthe unlawful suspension of Twitter\u201d.<\/p>\n

The plaintiffs, in the suit filed by legal luminary, Femi Falana (SAN), want an end to the criminalization of Nigerians using the microblogging site, the repression of: human rights, freedom of expression, access to information and media freedom.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Nigeria. The United States is increasing the pressure on the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration after the suspension of Twitter in Nigeria. On Wednesday, the US Mission in Nigeria conveyed the message of top American official, Samantha Power. The senior diplomat is the current Administrator of the US Agency for International Development (USAID). 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