President Muhammadu
Buhari has approved the composition of a federal government team to engage
Twitter over its suspension in Nigeria.
Segun Adeyemi, special assistant to the president on media,
confirmed the development in a statement on Tuesday.
According to Adeyemi, Lai Mohammed, minister of information,
announced that the decision came after Twitter wrote to the president seeking
an engagement.
In June, the federal government suspended Twitter alleging that the microblogging site was being used to undermine the existence of Nigeria.
It subsequently said the suspension will only be lifted if
the platform can be used “responsibly”.
The team, which will be chaired by Mohammed, includes
Abubakar Malami, attorney-general of the federation; Isa Pantami, minister of
communications and digital economy; Geoffery Onyeama, minister of foreign
affairs; Chris Ngige, minister of labour and employment.
Mohammed said “other relevant government agencies” will also
be part of the team.
“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 social networking service in Nigeria,” the statement said.
“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.”
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