FG,Twitter Set For Talks After Suspension

 

The federal government it appears is ready to meet with the representatives of Twitter after President Muhammadu Buhari 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 inNigeria.

The approval was announced in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday by the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, who will lead the team.

The Federal Government’s team also comprises the Attorney General of the federation and Minister of Justice, Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Minister of Works and Housing, Minister of State for Labour and Employment as well as other relevant  government agencies.

In statement released on Tuesday morning the government said “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 path forward.”