* Says it sends wrong signal to investors
The United States Government has objected against the decision by the Muhammadu Buhari administration to ban Twitter in Nigeria.
Condemning the ban, the US described it as a poor message to citizens and investors.
The US Mission in Nigeria, in a statement on Saturday, said the Nigerian constitution provides for freedom of information.
The Federal government, through the Ministry of Information and Culture had on Friday banned the social media platform indefinitely in the country.
This happened a few days after Nigerians on Twitter had pleaded with the operators of the platform to suspend President Muhammadu Buhari over his war threat on people of the South-east region.
Twitter had in response deleted the controversial tweet, which infuriated the government, hence its decision to ban Twitter.
The US Mission said: “Nigeria’s Constitution provides for freedom of Information. The Government’s recent #Twitterban undermines Nigerians’ ability to express this fundamental freedom and sends a poor message to its citizens, investors and businesses.
“Banning social media and curbing every citizen’s ability to seek, receive, and impart information undermines fundamental freedom.
“As President Biden has stated, our need for individual expression, open public conversation, and accountability has never been greater. The path to a more secure Nigeria lies in more, not less communication, alongside concerted efforts toward unity, peace, and prosperity.”