FG Hasn’t Approve N30,000 Minimum Wage, Says Lai Mohammed
-- As Labour threatened to go on strike if the Federal Government fails to approve and implement the N30,000 wage The Federal Government said on Wednesday the N30,000 minimum wage proposal contained in the report of the tripartite committee set up by the Federal Government was still a recommendation and had not been approved. Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, who spoke with State House correspondents after the weekly Federal Executive Council, said President Muhammadu Buhari would still study the report presented to him on Tuesday by the Chairman of the committee, Amal Pepple, before taking a decision
Atiku: Lai Mohammed Is Becoming Delusional – Eddy Olafeso
National Vice Chairman (South West) of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Eddy Olafeso has described Information Minister, Lai Mohammed, as delusional in his claims that foreign media questioned the choice of former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar as the Presidential candidate of the major opposition party in the 2019 general elections. The Minister had last week, told newsmen that some international media expressed worry over the choice of Atiku citing the unexplained source of his wealth. But in a swift reaction on Sunday, Olafeso tasked Lai Mohammed to face the difficult task of “marketing his unpopular candidate to Nigerians,” rather than
2019: PDP Says Buhari Jittery, Intimidated By Choice of Atiku As Presidential Candidate
--Accused Buhari of failure and incompetence in private and public enterprises --Says Lai Mohammed has earned himself a notoriety in Nigeria, from ‘Lai’ with ‘lie The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Wednesday slammed president Muhammadu Buhari and the minister of culture and information, Ahlaji Lai Mohammed, over what they described as fabrication of lies, spurious allegations and smear campaign against their Presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar. In a statement signed by Kola Ologbondiyan, the PDP said that president Buhari and his party (APC) are already discomfited and afraid to face a popular candidate like Atiku Abubakar, thereby engaging in smear campaign instead of
FG Defends Buhari On Lopsided Appointments, Says People View It From One Sector
The Federal Government has defended the alleged lopsided appointment of president Muhammadu Buhari into public offices, saying that the president should not be judged based on the appointments of security chiefs alone. Mohammed said that those accussing the president of lopsided appointments into public offices are only judging him on the basis of the security sector alone. “Those talking about balancing and federal character should stop focusing on one aspect. “Let us see how many permanent secretaries, directors-general and executive directors and heads of parastatals we have in Nigeria today and where they come from. This will give us more insight
Nigeria Has No Viable Opposition, APC Will Win In 2019– Lai Mohammed
Lai Mohammed, minister of information, says the All Progressives Congress (APC), will win the 2019 general election as there is no viable opposition to the party. The minister said this while fielding questions from reporters in Benin, Edo state on Saturday, where he chaired the wedding of the son of Mariam Abubakar, Edo commissioner for budget and economy planning. He said the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), that would have provided a “kind of opposition” is in disarray. He attributed the reason the APC would win the elections to its performance in the last three years. He also said that the
Laughters At Wedding Ceremony As Lai Mohammed Quoted Bible, Cracks Jokes
--Says the time is coming seven women shall soon beg a man to be his wife according to the prophecy of Isaiah in the Bible -- Advises newly wedded couples to proceed on One Year honey moon according to the scripture. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, got guests at a wedding reception, on Saturday in Ilorin roaring with laughter following his jocoserious remarks. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reported that the minister was the Chairman at the reception of the wedding of Tolulope Ajibola and Kolapo Faleye, both petroleum engineers. Tolulope is the daughter Chief
APC vs PDP: Don’t Return Nigeria Back To Egypt In 2019 -Lai Tells Nigerians
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed has told Nigerians not to return back to Egypt in 2019 as the general election draws near. He says that year 2019 is the year of decision as the general will hold in the country. Therefore, he described the act of returning the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to power in 2019 through the general election as a biblical an act of returning back to the land of Egypt from the promise land, using biblical reference of the case of the children of Israel to warn Nigerians. The statement read: “The
APC Does Not Share Money Like PDP — Lai Mohammed Tells Wailers
Lai Mohammed, minister of information, says the current administration does not “share money” because it is focused on infrastructural development. The cable reported that he said the federal government prefers to invest in infrastructure that would have ripple effects on the economy than “sharing money to people and political stooges like the previous administration did.” The minister said this on Friday while inspecting the rehabilitated Ilorin-Jebba-Mokwa road project in Niger state. According to him, “people are complaining of no money and high cost of living, but I want to tell you that it would have been worse today but for
Opposition Using Fake News To Campaign Against Buhari
The Federal Government has accused the opposition of resorting to the use of fake news as a campaign tool against the Buhari Administration ahead of the 2019 general elections. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, made the allegation in Abuja on Monday when he visited the corporate headquarters of the Authority Newspapers to kick-start the media tour in furtherance of the campaign against fake news, which was recently launched by the federal government. He said because the Buhari administration was performing well, the political opposition believed that the best way to de-market the administration was by latching on
Defection: God Removed Stones From Our Rice, Sands From Our Gari —Lai Mohammed
The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has described the defection of some National Assembly members from the ruling All Progressives Congress as “the removal of stones from (the party’s) rice” and sieving of “sand from [its] gari (cassava meal).” He added that the defection to opposition parties had “exposed the faces of traitors.” According to the Punch Newspaper, Lai Mohammed gave this hint in his country home of Oro, Kwara State, on Sunday when members and supporters of the party welcomed him at the playground of Muslim Community Primary School, Oro. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the
