Trump give a boost to Nigerian Government for banning Twitter

Former President of the United State of America (USA) Donald Trump have welcomed President Muhammadu Buhari’s Twitter restriction on civic space, saying it was a victory for the people of Nigeria and a needed check on the excesses of social media platforms.<br />“Congratulations to the country of Nigeria, who just banned Twitter because they banned their President,” Mr Trump said in a statement issued Tuesday night.<br /><br />Donald Trump also said he wished he had taken a similar measure when he was banned from the micro-blogging platform in January.<br /><br />President Buhari banned Twitter last week Friday after the online broadcast medium deleted his tweets that threatened genocide against a section in Nigeria.<br /><br /> Twitter said it was working to bypass the restriction and restore access to Nigerians