The micro blogging site, Twitter, has restored the verified account of Nigeria’s Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, after the account was suspended and also stripped off its verification badge, with over 2,000 tweets deleted.
The Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to the Vice President, Mr Laolu Akande, had, on Saturday said, “there were failed external attempts to gain unauthorized access to the Vice President’s Twitter Account. Since, we have been in contact with Twitter, securing the account, and forestalling a reoccurrence. The VP will continue to actively communicate with our citizens.”
However, on Sunday, the account has been been restored with all the features introducing it as the VP’s Twitter handle plus the blue badge restored.
Also, the account which had been inactive in the last 24 hours came alive with the VP sending his Sallah greetings to Nigerians, most especially the Muslim faithful wishing them Barka Da Sallah, a post which signals that the account has been restored.
Barka Da Sallah to all our Muslim compatriots. As the commemoration of this important festival-Eid Al-Adha- goes on, we are reminded of the virtues of unity that underpin our nation, even as we share in the joy and the fellowship of the celebrations.
— Prof Yemi Osinbajo (@ProfOsinbajo) August 11, 2019
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