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 by the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday.
The Information minister will
chair the team.
The Federal Government’s team also comprises the Attorney-General of
the Federation, (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Ministers of
of Communications and Digital Economy, Foreign
Affairs, Works and Housing, Minister of State for Labour and Employment as well as other relevant
government agencies.
Recall that 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.
