Buhari: Lai Mohammed Attacks Fayose, Fani-Kayode Over President’s Return
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed has
attacked former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode and Governor of
Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose over their comments concerning the health of
President Muhammadu Buhari while he was away in London for medical
vacation.
The minister asked well-meaning Nigerians to hold purveyors of fake news and hate speeches accountable for the falsehood they spread on the President’s health.
The Minister said this when he appeared on a programme on AIT over the return of President Muhammadu Buhari from London.
Mohammed expressed concerns over the level of alleged falsehood and bitterness spread by the Ekiti State governor and Fani-Kayode all of the Peoples Democratic party, PDP.
Mohammed said, “I will start with Mr Femi Fani-Kayode and Gov Ayo Fayose, although I am not used to commenting about them.
“I remember on July 13, Fani-Kayode said that Mr President will not come back as President because his situation was pathetic and critical.
“He went as far as saying that the President does not even recognize people and that he suffered from dementia.
“He challenged the Acting President who just came back from his visit to Mr President to tell the world if he actually saw him and talk to him and what the President was suffering from.
“On Aug. 12, I was in London to see Mr President and the whole world saw Mr President walked to greet me, they saw him mention my name and yet nobody has gone to challenge him for his lies.
“Similarly, Gov. Fayose came to Abuja and told newsmen that he had 11 pictures that he would release and when he does so, the whole country will be on fire.
“He said Mr President was on life support and he will never return alive to the country.
“It is amazing that up till date, nobody has hold him accountable for his falsehood and reckless statement.
“I am more worried that the media which they used in spreading these falsehood and hate speeches do not think that they have the responsibility to go back and hold them to account.”
The Minister said he was amazed when he heard of a tweet message by Fani-Kayode that it was the planned protest in London by the Peoples Democratic Party that “chased the President out to Nigeria”
He said, “In the first instance, assuming without conceding that it is the truth, is it not Inhuman for any political party to say they have chased out a sitting president who is convalescing.
“Is it not sadistic on the part of a political party to say that they chased out the President who is recuperating from the hospital.
“These are warnings to all of us the level of hatred, bitterness and falsehood that is being purvey.”
The minister asked well-meaning Nigerians to hold purveyors of fake news and hate speeches accountable for the falsehood they spread on the President’s health.
Mohammed expressed concerns over the level of alleged falsehood and bitterness spread by the Ekiti State governor and Fani-Kayode all of the Peoples Democratic party, PDP.
Mohammed said, “I will start with Mr Femi Fani-Kayode and Gov Ayo Fayose, although I am not used to commenting about them.
“I remember on July 13, Fani-Kayode said that Mr President will not come back as President because his situation was pathetic and critical.
“He challenged the Acting President who just came back from his visit to Mr President to tell the world if he actually saw him and talk to him and what the President was suffering from.
“On Aug. 12, I was in London to see Mr President and the whole world saw Mr President walked to greet me, they saw him mention my name and yet nobody has gone to challenge him for his lies.
“Similarly, Gov. Fayose came to Abuja and told newsmen that he had 11 pictures that he would release and when he does so, the whole country will be on fire.
“It is amazing that up till date, nobody has hold him accountable for his falsehood and reckless statement.
“I am more worried that the media which they used in spreading these falsehood and hate speeches do not think that they have the responsibility to go back and hold them to account.”
The Minister said he was amazed when he heard of a tweet message by Fani-Kayode that it was the planned protest in London by the Peoples Democratic Party that “chased the President out to Nigeria”
He said, “In the first instance, assuming without conceding that it is the truth, is it not Inhuman for any political party to say they have chased out a sitting president who is convalescing.
“Is it not sadistic on the part of a political party to say that they chased out the President who is recuperating from the hospital.
“These are warnings to all of us the level of hatred, bitterness and falsehood that is being purvey.”
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