Harboursandport.com: Abuja - Chief Edwin Clark has called for the immediate prosecution of the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed for spreading fake news against the Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP on the February 25th election, Peter Obi.
The former Federal Commissioner for Information and South South Leader, who is the Leader of Southern and Middle Belt Leaders Forum, SMBLF said that Mohammed as Minister of Information of the country, for eight years now has rather than unite the country as his job implies and who ought to create an atmosphere for Nigerians to live together as brothers and sisters have instead, caused what he described as divisions in the country.
In a statement on Monday, Clark noted that what Lai Mohammed is doing with the Office of Minister of Information he left over 48 years ago when he was appointed by former Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon as Federal Commissioner for Information in 1975 is disappointing.
The statement is titled, "LAI Mohammed Minister Of Information Should Be Prosecuted For Spreading Fake News Against The Presidential Candidate Of Labour Party Mr. Peter Gregory Obi"
According to the Leader of Pan Niger Delta Forum, PANDEF, Lai Mohammed's recent visit to the United States of America (USA), on the issue of the Interim National Government (ING), damaged the reputation of Obi’s rising profile is an effort in futility, against the backdrop that the Minister did not base his accusations on any report or information given by any state agency, but on mere propaganda targeted at destroying the reputation of an innocent citizen.
The Elderstatesman noted that rather than treat the media as the 4th estate of the realm, Lai Mohammed has decided to wear the Oga toga, asking why will the Minister of Information takes more than usual interest in not only scandalizing and lying against Peter Obi but using his privileged position to circulate same to the country and the entire world.?
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