Buhari Approves FG’s Team To Engage With Twitter Over Suspension

By GBENGA ADEOLA

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 in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday by the
Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, who will
chair the team.

The Federal Government’s team also comprises 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.

Following the indefinite suspension of its operations in Nigeria, for
activities that are capable of undermining Nigeria’s corporate
existence, Twitter wrote to President Buhari seeking to engage with
the Federal Government over the suspension, with a view to charting a
path forward.