Donald Trump, a former US President has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for suspending microblogging platform, Twitter.

Trump in a statement he signed on Tuesday urged more countries to ban Twitter and Facebook for not allowing free and open speech.

The Republican who was banned on Twitter and Facebook said, he wished he suspended Twitter when he was President, adding that the platform is evil.

"Congratulations to the people of Nigeria who just banned Twitter because they banned their President.

“More countries should ban Twitter and Facebook for not allowing free and open speech – all voices should be heard.
“In the meantime, competitors will emerge and take hold.

"Who are they to dictate good and evil if they themselves are evil?

“Perhaps, I should have done it when I was President But Zuckerberg kept calling me and coming to the White House for dinner, telling me how great I was. 2024?.”