Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed
Afenifere lambasts Lai Mohammed, accuses him of desecrating office of Information Minister
The apex Yoruba socio-cultural organisation, Afenifere, has accused Lai Mohammed, the Minister of Information of desecrating his office over his statement that the just-concluded 2023 general election was credible.
The said in a statement on Wednesday by its Secretary-General, Sola Ebiseni that the minister was not sincere in his claims, adding that Mohammed’s plan to give credibility to the elections failed, particularly, given that those he met with in the United States were fully aware of all that happened on February 25 and March 18.
Recall that the information minister had during interaction with some media organisations in Washington DC, described the elections as the most transparent and authentic in the history of the country.
Reacting to this Afenifere accused Mohammed of deliberately distorting facts, noting that his claims contradicted all that played out at the polls and the cases filed in court.
“Lai Mohammed, the Minister of Information, falls in this unenviable class with his current visits and interviews in the United States of America to taint sacred facts about the 2023 Presidential election.
“In a clear case of abuse of office, Lai Mohammed, trying desperately to dance himself back to the mind of his party candidate after having taken a different course during the primaries, has mindlessly descended to the abyss of falsehood reminiscent of his modus operandi as party spokesperson, with which he has odiously smeared the office of the nation’s Minister of Information.”
