By Emman Ovuakporie
Some Senators on Thursday back President Muhamnadu Buhari’s controversial tweet that was deleted by Twitter for breaking its rule.
TheNewsGuru.com, (TNG) recalls that President Buhari had tweeted on Tuesday after meeting with the leadership of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) at the State House in Abuja threatening to decisively deal with those attacking the commission’s facilities and those trying to bring the country down.
Senator Adamu Aliero of Kebbi state did not mince words when journalists approached him to comment on the controversial tweet, he said:
“Those killing our people must be dealt with decisively because they know where to direct their grievances to rather than kill people, we are behind the president.
Senator Sani Musa of Niger State representing Niger East in the Senate also spoke in the same vein declaring that he is in total support of Mr President, the killers should be dealt with.
Meanwhile, the Minister of Communication and Culture, Lai Mohammed on Wednesday attacked US media giant saying its mission in Nigeria is suspicious.
But briefing State House reporters at the Presidential Villa on Wednesday in Abuja, the Minister accused Twitter of ignoring inciting tweets by the leader of Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, and others, adding that Nigeria would not be fooled.
“We have a country to rule and we will do so to the best of our ability. Twitter’s mission in Nigeria is very suspect, they have an agenda,” he said.
“The mission of Twitter in Nigeria is very suspicious. Has Twitter deleted the violent tweets that Nnamdi Kanu has been sending? Has it? The same Twitter during the ENDSARS protests that were funding ENDSARS protesters, it was the first to close the account of the former president of the US, Trump.
“And you see when people were burning police stations and killing policemen in Nigeria during ENDSARS, for Twitter, it was about the right to protest. But when a similar thing happened on the Capitol, it became insurrection,” the minister said.