The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, Pastor E. A. Adeboye has reacted to the suspension of Twitter by the Federal Government across the country.
In a tweet on Monday, Adeboye said tweeting is in accordance with Article 19 of the United Nations universal declaration of human rights.
The tweet read, “The Redeemed Christian Church of God is domiciled in more than 170 nations and territories. The tweets here are in accordance with Article 19 of the United Nations universal declaration of human rights.”
The Federal Government of Nigeria had last Friday suspended Twitter barely two days after the social media platform deleted a tweet by President Muhammadu Buhari which many Nigerians believed was repugnant.
The Buhari regime has come under fire from several rights groups across the world for stifling free speech.
Despite the ban, however, many Nigerians have been using Virtual Private Networks to access Twitter, a move which has further infuriated the government even as the Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, said on Saturday that those still tweeting would be prosecuted.
NewsSpecng had earlier reported that the National Broadcasting Commission which regulatess broadcasting in Nigeria on Monday ordered all television and radio stations to deactivate their Twitter accounts and stop picking content from the platform.
