President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered that the ban on Twitter, be lifted

 President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered that the ban on microblogging site, Twitter, be lifted.

President Buhari made the disclosure in his October 1 independence anniversary speech on Friday morning stating that Twitter must meet the Nigerian government’s five conditions before the suspension of the social media platform will be lifted.

President Buhari said this during his televised broadcast on Friday to mark Nigeria’s 61st independence anniversary.

He listed the conditions to include the fact that Twitter must pay attention to national security and cohesion; registration, physical presence and representation in Nigeria; dispute resolution and local content.

I have directed that the suspension be lifted but only if the conditions are met, President Buhari said.

The Nigerian government suspended Twitter’s operations in June after the social media network deleted a controversial tweet by President Buhari.

The suspension has been condemned by many Nigerians, activists and the international community as a clampdown on the freedom of expression.

The information minister, Lai Mohammed, recently said Twitter was already meeting a lot of the demands by the Nigerian government and the suspension will be lifted soon.