Buhari Approves FG's Team To Meet Twitter Over Suspension [Full List]
Thompson Nsisongabasi
Jun 22, 2021
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the composition of the Federal Government's Team to engage with Twitter over the recent suspension of the operations in Nigeria.
The approval was announced in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday by the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, through
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According to the statement signed by Segun Adeyemi Special Assistant To The President (Media), Lai Mohammed will chair the team.
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The Federal Government's team also comprises the Attorney General of the Federation and Honourable Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, Honourable Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, Honourable Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, Honourable Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, Honourable Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, as well as other relevant
government agencies.
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All Facts News recalls that Twitter had deleted President Buhari's tweet wherein he spoke about the civil war experience.
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The President threatened to deal with those bent on destroying Nigeria through insurrection.
In a post on Twitter, the president wrote, "Many of those misbehaving today are too young to be aware of the destruction and loss of lives that occurred during the Nigerian Civil War. Those of us in the fields for 30 months, who went through the war, will treat them in the language they understand.ÔÇØ
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However, the social media platform deleted the message, following widespread condemnation of the tweet.
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According to a statement, Twitter said the post violated its rules, hence the need to delete the post.
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Angered by Twitter's action, the Federal Government suspended, indefinitely, the operations of microblogging and social networking service, Twitter, in Nigeria.
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Nigeria's Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, announced the suspension in a statement signed by his media aide Segun Adeyemi
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The minister cited the persistent use of the platform for activities that are capable of undermining Nigeria's corporate existence.
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