Tag: Lai Mohammed
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We’ll ensure 9th NASS, Executive do not work at cross purposes – Lai Mohammed
The Federal Government says, without prejudice to legislative independence, the incoming administration will forestall a repeat of the conduct of the 8th National Assembly, which worked at cross purposes with the Executive Arm of Government between 2015 and 2019. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, stated this on Wednesday when he featured…
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Don’t judge Buhari’s anti-corruption war by conviction figures – Lai Mohammed
It will be unfair to measure the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration by its achievements in anti-corruption fight by the number of convictions it has secured, the Federal Government said on Monday. Information, Culture and Tourism Minister Lai Mohammed, who featured on a live TVC News Programme – “This Morning” monitored in Abuja by the News…
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Buhari will ‘frontally’ tackle corruption in second term – Lai Mohammed
The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has assured the international community that President Muhammadu Buhari’s new administration will be more determined in the fight against corruption. Mr Mohammed, who gave the assurance in Washington D.C., in an interview with the Voice of America (VOA), said the president will not compromise his anti-corruption programmes…
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No intimidation of voters by security agents in my ward – Lai Mohammed
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, on Saturday said there was no report of intimidation and harassment of voters by security operatives in his Oro Ward 2 Polling Unit 006 in Kwara. The minister stated this while addressing newsmen after casting his ballot in Saturday’s governorship and State House of Assembly elections…
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Kwara is free at last, says Lai Mohammed
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed says with the outcome of last Saturday’s elections, Kwara is free “from a choking and pauperising political hegemony of a self-imposed dynasty”. The Minister, who is the leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara, stated this while briefing newsmen on Monday in Ilorin. He…
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I owe my appointment to Buhari, not Saraki – Lai Mohammed
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, says he owes his appointment as minister to President Muhammadu Buhari and no one else. In a statement issued on Monday in Abuja, the minister said it was “laughable’’ that anyone would seek to take credit for his appointment. Mohammed was reacting to a statement by…
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Lai Mohammed speaks on death of Leah Sharibu
The Federal Government says the social media report on the death of the abducted Dapchi school girl, Leah Sharibu, is fake and ploy by political opposition to tarnish the Administration’s image ahead of the general elections. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, gave the government’s position at a media briefing on Sunday…
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Onnoghen: PDP crying more than the bereaved – Lai Mohammed
The Federal Government says the directive by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) suspending its campaign to protest the suspension of Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen, is a face saving measure “because the party’s campaign died long ago.” The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, faulted the party’s action in an in…
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Offa robbery: If there is a doctored tape, Lai Mohammed authored it – Saraki’s Aide
Special Adviser (Media and Publicity) to Senate President, Yusuph Olaniyonu, has stated that if there is any doctored version of the Christmas Day radio interview by his boss, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, the Minister of Information, Mr. Lai Mohammed, who presented it should be asked where he got it from. Accusing Mohammed as being the…
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2019: How APC will defeat Saraki, PDP in Kwara – Lai Mohammed
The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, says Kwara Central Senatorial District, represented by Senate President Bukola Saraki will be the easiest to be delivered to the All Progressives Congress in this year’s general elections. The minister said this on Thursday in Ilorin while inspecting the Campaign Office and Situation Room of the Buhari\Osinbajo…