By What was meant to be a plenary session at the House of Representatives on Tuesday turned out rowdy, after the Speaker, Femi Gbajabiamila, ruled PDP caucus leader, Kingsley Chinda, out of order.
Chinda had prayed that the Twitter ban imposed by the federal government be suspended in the interim.
However, following opposition to the motion, lawmakers and some members of the PDP staged a walkout.
The lawmakers later briefed journalists at the press centre.
Chinda, the PDP caucus leader who spoke on behalf of the lawmakers, said the House will move an official motion tomorrow to that effect.
He added that the motion may likely be rejected by the House but the lawmakers will move the motion notwithstanding.
Recall the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, last Friday, announced the indefinite suspension of the operations of microblogging and social networking service, Twitter, in Nigeria, citing “the persistent use of the platform for activities that are capable of undermining Nigeria’s corporate existence.”
This development has since met with heavy criticisms from a number of Nigerians, saying it was an attempt to suppress freedom of speech.
