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.
According to Mr Segun Adeyemi, Special Assistant To The President (Media), Office of the Minister of Information and Culture, in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja, the Federal Government’s team also comprises the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Malam Abubakar Malami; Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Pantami; Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Geoffrey Onyeam; Minister of Works and Housing, Bar Babatunde Fashola, SAN, Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Bar Festus Keyamo, SAN 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.
