Buhari ministers, Twitter yet to begin talks on ban
Thompson Nsisongabasi
Jul 08, 2021
The Federal Government of Nigeria and tech giant, Twitter, have yet to begin negotiations over a month after Twitter was suspended by the government.
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The government had on June 4, 2021, announced the suspension of Twitter two days after the platform deleted a tweet by the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), which many users found offensive.
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Three weeks after the suspension, on June22, the President set up a committee consisting of five ministers to negotiate with Twitter.
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The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, was appointed as the head of the committee. Others appointed include the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami; the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyema; the Minister for Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola(SAN), the Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo (SAN),and the Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami (SAN).
However, nearly three weeks after the committee was set up, it was learnt that the negotiations had yet to begin.
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Malami's spokesman, Dr Umar Gwandu, however, said all was set for negotiations to begin.
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He said, "The negotiations have not started yet. The process for negotiation has started by the formation of the Federal Government's committee.ÔÇØ
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"The process is ongoing. The public will be properly informed through the media at the appropriate time when resolutions are reached.ÔÇØ
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An inquiry, which was sent to Twitter on Wednesday, had not yet been responded to as of press time.
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