Nigerians react to suspension of Twitter ban

13 January 2022 at 6:27

Nigerians using VPN apps to tweet from abroad are 'returning home.'

Twitter operations has been suspended in Nigeria.

Bayo Wahab

After 214 days of banning Twitter operations in Nigeria, President Muhammadu Buhari eventually lifted the ban on the social media platform on Wednesday, January 12, 2022.

Following the suspension of the microblogging website on Friday, June 4, 2021, many Nigerians switched to using Virtual Private Networks (VPN) applications to access Twitter.

Even with VPN apps, Nigerians could not wait for the Federal Government to lift the ban for social and political conversations, controversies, football banters, music, and celebrity gists to fully return to Twitter.

While many are happy to return to Twitter without using VPN, others counted their losses.

Also, there are some who attributed the suspension of the ban to the upcoming 2023 elections. But Trust Nigerians, there is always a funny side to every social and political issue.

Now, Nigerians using VPNs to tweet from Kenya, United Kingdoms, United States, Canada, and even Saudi Arabia are now saying emotional goodbyes to the apps that kept them on Twitter for seven months.

Below are some of Nigerians’ reactions to the suspension of the ban imposed on the social media platform.

Finally my Twitter is working without VPN and na MTN I dey use.
Tbvh a big Shout out to Windscribe and Thunder VPN for making Twitter NG unbeatable, those guys are the real comrades.
— S T E A D Y (@mogsteady) January 13, 2022

My heart and tweet goes out to all the small businesses that lost revenue and opportunities during the #TwitterBan. May you find creative ways to recover speedily. I’ll do my best to help with some free promotions. 🙏🏻😎
— Frank Donga™ (@frankdonga_) January 12, 2022

There is nothing to celebrate about the #TwitterBan

They did it because election is here.

They need Twitter, more than any other social media network, to run ridiculous PR.
— FS Yusuf (@FS_Yusuf_) January 12, 2022

What #TwitterBan achieved is silencing the pro-government and creating an echo chamber in which the government no longer has dignified defenders. I’m sure the clowns who came up with the idea thought they would be hurting everyday citizens. It’s an absolutely disastrous strategy.
— Gimba Kakanda (@gimbakakanda) January 12, 2022

I honestly can't wait for Adamu Garba to start tweeting 😂😭😭
— IRUNNIA (@Irunnia_) January 13, 2022

Keep your VPN, don’t delete it yet.

There might be Gbasgbos on this street in coming days and y’all know what the outcome will be.

Channels TV is getting roasted already and it’s a deserving one.

The E-rats (BMC), Bashir Ahmad, Adamu Garba will irritate y’all.

#TwitterBan
— Akanni Of Lagos 🐺 (@2muchAkanni) January 13, 2022

The Federal Government should just say they have decided to come back to Twitter instead of claiming to lift the ban.
— Frank Edoho (@frankedoho) January 12, 2022

Nigerians moving back to ‘Twitter for Nigeria’ after spending 3 months in ‘twitter for diaspora’ #TwitterBan pic.twitter.com/HpZXW2NGxi
— 𝐓 𝐎 𝐍 𝐈🍫 (@Naomi_Swizz_) January 12, 2022

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