President Muhammed Buhari has endorsed Twitters correspondence to the Federal Government requesting that talks be held between the two parties with aim to chart a way forward for their operations in Nigeria,
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the composition of the Federal Government’s Team to engage with Twitter over the recent suspension of the operations of the microblogging and social networking service in Nigeria.
The approval was announced today in a statement signed by the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, who will chair the team.
The delegated Federal Government’s team will be made up of the Attorney General of the Federation and Honourable Minister of Justice, Honourable Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Honourable Minister of Foreign Affairs, Honourable Minister of Works and Housing, Honourable Minister of State for Labour and Employment as well as other relevant
government agencies.
Twitter was indefinately suspended by the FG from operating in Nigeria for activities that are capable of undermining Nigeria’s corporate
existence,