Amnesty International had condemned some activities of the government like the detention of the Shiites Islamic Movement’s leader, Ibrahim El-zakyzaky, and his wife, Zeenat, against court orders.
Another issue for which the group criticised the Nigerian government was the arrest of SaharaReporters’ publisher and activist, Omoyele Sowore, over the planned protest against bad governance.
In a tweet on its social media handle, the presidency said it has no objection to the activities of Amnesty International but questions ‘their promotion of tweets that call for the overthrow of the Nigerian constitution’.
“The Government of Nigeria has absolutely no difficulty with @amnesty, and no objections to the work that they do in line with their stated mandate. But does @AmnestyNigeria have any defence for their promotion of tweets that call for the overthrow of the Nigerian constitution?”
