The President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Muhammadu Buhari has to the delight of many has approved the conditional lifting of ban place on popular microblogging giant, Twitter.
The approval of the conditional lifting of the ban placed on Twitter was made known by President Buhari during a broadcast to mark Nigeria’s 61st Independence Anniversary on Friday in Abuja.
According to Buhari, the Presidential Committee he constituted, along with its Technical Team, to engage Twitter to explore the possibility of resolving the issue that led to the suspension of Twitter’s activities in Nigeria had successfully addressed a number of key issues.
He said; “Following the suspension of Twitter operations, Twitter reached out to the Federal Government of Nigeria to resolve the impasse. Subsequently, I constituted a Presidential Committee to engage Twitter to explore the possibility of resolving the issue.
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The committee, along with its Technical Team, has engaged with Twitter and have addressed a number of key issues. These are: National Security and Cohesion; Registration, Physical presence and Representation; Fair Taxation; Dispute Resolution; and Local Content.
“Following the extensive engagements, the issues are being addressed and I have directed that the suspension be lifted but only if the conditions are met to allow our citizens continue the use of the platform for business and positive engagements.”
Recall that the Federal Government suspended the operations of Twitter in Nigeria on June 5 to allow the government put measures in place to address identified negative trends exhibited by the social media platform.
