Lai Mohammed
Category: Who is Who in Nigeria
Lai Mohammed is the current Nigeria's Minister of Information and Culture. A Nigerian lawyer, and former National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
He was on 11 November 2015 sworn in by President Muhammadu Buhari as Minister
of Information and Culture following his appointment and successful screening
by the Nigerian Senate. On 21 August 2019 he was again sworn in by President
Muhammadu Buhari
as Minister of information and culture.
Alhaji Lai Mohammed is also a businessman, he served as the Chairman of
Optmedia Limited, a subsidiary of Afromedia Plc since 18 December 2008. He was
a Director of Afromedia PLC since May 2011. Alhaji Mohammed is also a fellow
of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) and worked as Public
Relations Officer for almost 10 years with the Nigerian Airport Authority, now
Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN).
He was born into the family of Alhaji Mohammed Adekeye in 1952. He is a native of Oro in Kwara State. He earned a bachelor's degree in French from Obafemi Awolowo University, in the year 1975. He proceeded to obtain a law degree from the University of Lagos, and then Nigerian Law School in 1986.
As a practicing Lawyer, Alhaji Lai Mohammed co-founded the legal firm of Edu
& Mohammed as a Senior Partner in 1989.
In October 2002,
Alhaji Lai Mohammed was a candidate for governor in the April 2003 Kwara State
elections on the Alliance for Democracy platform. He was assaulted and five
vehicles in his convoy were smashed in front of Senator Suleiman Ajadi's
campaign office at Oke-Onigbin during a festivity. He served as Governor
Tinubu's Chief of Staff during his first term.
He has been accused by some local and international news about giving
contradictory accounts of events in his country. This is evidential in his
#EndSARS accounts, which were at first, different from those claimed by the
Lagos State government and the Nigerian Army. In his interview with DW TV, Tim
Sebastian accused him of being "out of the loops" of his country's
politics.
He had accused CNN of being "desperate", after the
international media released several footages, to prove the massacre of the
protesters at the Lekki tollgate, Lagos, Nigeria. However, the CNN had
requested for substantial proofs, to prove that the media outlet had reported
"Fake news", as he claimed.
News About Lai Mohammed
- Lekki Incident Was a 'Massacre Without Bodies' - Lai Mohammed
- Police Detain Journalist's Wife For Eight Days Because Her Husband Criticised Lai Mohammed in Poem Posted on Whatsapp
- Lai Mohammed Lists 10 Major Plans Of PDP Before The Elections
- Those who stole from Nigeria are owners of newspapers, radio & TV stations - Lai Mohammed
- Nigeria's Security Better Now Than in 2015 - Lai Mohammed
- He is Not Only a Lying Mohammed, He is Evil Mohammed- Fayose Blasts Information Minister
- We can confidently announce that fuel scarcity will end in a few days – Lai Mohammed
- Many Nigerians Can’t Sing The National Anthem , Recite The Pledge- Minister Lai Mohammed
- We Did Not Promise N5k To Unemployed Graduates But To …– Lai Mohmmed
- Seized Aircraft: CAN attacks El Rufai, Lai Mohammed
- With $30 Oil Price, We Have to Downsize Our Promises- Lai Mohammed
- Why Buhari Can’t Tender His Original Result – Lai Mohammed
- BITTER POLITICS! Femi Fani Kayode Writes Nasty About Tinibu and Lai Mohammed
- Photo: Tonto Dikeh Meets Lai Mohammed
- Osun Election: FFK Calls Lai Mohammed Ugly Little Parrot
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