Bishop Matthew Kukah Is Trying To Divide Nigeria – Lai Mohammed

Posted by: Folamidavid in News, Politics Jan 10, 2020

The Federal Government has urged Bishop Matthew Kukah to use his office to work for religious harmony in Nigeria, instead of doing things that will divide the nation along religious lines.

In a statement issued in Abuja on Friday, Lai said Bishop Kukah comparing the Federal Government with Boko Haram is not just disingenuous, but also a massive disservice to the soldiers who battle the terrorist group and ISWAP every day to make the citizens safe.

He added that FG believes Boko Haram does not belong to any religion and only have an aim to kill mindlessly and destroy without restrain, irrespective of their victims’ creed, gender or tribe.

His words, ”To now attribute the actions of these mad bunch to an orchestrated and systematic plan to elevate one religion over the other or decimate adherents of a particular religion is not only unfortunate but divisive, incendiary and insensitive.”

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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 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.

Alhaji Lai Mohammed is a businessman and served as the Chairman of Optmedia Limited, a subsidiary of Afromedia Plc since 18 December 2008. He served as 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).

Lai Mohammed is an active politician and was the National Publicity Secretary of All Progressive Congress (APC) in Nigeria. 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.