The House of Representatives have rejected a motion calling for lifting of the indefinite suspension on Twitter.
The refusal of the House to readmit Twitter occurred following the report of its committee on the issue.
The House had mandated its Committees on Information, ICT, Intelligence, Justice and Orientation to investigate the circumstances of the suspension by the Federal Government.
At the consideration of the report, the Deputy Minority Leader of the House, Toby Okechukwu, suggested an amendment to one of the recommendations.
It states: “That the Federal Government should take into cognizance the negative effect of the Twitter suspension on Nigerians who depend on the platform for their livelihood and lift the suspension.”
Seconded by another member, the motion was, however, rejected by the majority of the House when put to the vote.