Twitter has reached out to us for discussion, says FG
The Federal Government of Nigeria, on Wednesday, disclosed that the popular social media giant, Twitter has reached out to the government for engagements.
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, while speaking with State House correspondents after the weekly Federal Executive Council (FEC), said Twitter had reached out to the government seeking high-level discussion to resolve the issue.
Recall that the Federal Government suspended the operations of the microblogging site on Friday. According to the minister, the microblogging platform was suspended because it provided an avenue for people threatening the corporate existence of Nigeria.
Following the suspension of the popular social media giant, Lai Muhammed disclosed the readiness of Twitter for engagement with the Federal Government.
Muhammed said that he received the message on Wednesday morning.
He added that the owner of Twitter helped to fund the recent #EndSARS protest while allowing the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, to use the platform to call for the killing of policemen.
He said Twitter failed to take down Kanu’s tweets despite repeated requests to do so.
Mohammed gave conditions that must be met if there will be a discussion with Twitter.
He said Twitter as well as other social media platforms like Facebook and Instagram must be registered in the country.
He reiterated that freedom of speech has not been stifled by the suspension of Twitter because many Nigerians can still use other social media platforms.
