Mr Alake, who is tipped as potential minister of information, disclosed this while fielding questions during ministerial screening before the Senate on Wednesday.
“Apple has mostly stopped advertising on Twitter. Do they hate free speech in America?” the South African-born businessman said in one of his tweets.
Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila says federal lawmakers support President Muhammadu Buhari’s Twitter ban to protect national security.
The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, says a lawmaker, President Muhammadu Buhari, sponsored bills to gag the press.
The Administration has also sought to gag the free speech through its many attempts to introduce social media bill.
The Buhari administration has persevered in its long-standing quest to censor the social media in Nigeria.
The policy seeks to compel Facebook, Twitter and social media giants to host critical servers in Pakistan.
The entire African continent and the world are watching to see how Nigeria deals with this important issue.
#EndSARS is a revolution that cannot be stopped, Catholic spokesman said.
It was not immediately clear whether President Muhammadu Buhari endorsed the clearly divisive comments of the Northern leaders.
