BY MAYOWA SAMUEL
The Federal Government has set up a ministerial panel to engage with microblogging site, Twitter, in a bid to finding a lasting solution to the rift between both parties.
This was contained in a statement issued on Tuesday in Abuja by the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, who will serve as the chairman of the panel.
The statement read: “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 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,” it stated.
The FG suspended the social media platform after a tweet of President Buhari was adjudged to have violated its rules. The tweet was thereafter deleted.
