Browsing: Alhaji Lai Mohammed

“Boko Haram, which started off as a Nigerian problem, has now assumed a regional dimension, affecting many countries in West Africa. Therefore, any solution to the crisis, if it is to endure, must be regional in nature, with Nigeria taking the lead,” the party said in a statement issued in Abuja on Saturday by its National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed

Mohammed said in the statement: “The All Progressives Congress will hold a crucial meeting with all its senators-elect and House of Representatives members-elect on Thursday, June 4 at the International Conference Centre in Abuja

The statement said: “In a few days’ time, President Jonathan will hand over to President-elect Muhammadu Buhari. Never in the history of our country has any government handed over to another a more distressed country: No electricity, no fuel, workers are on strike, billions are owed to state and federal workers, 60 billion dollars are owed in national debt and the economy is virtually grounded

Mohammed said in the statement: “As we write, the Transition Committee of the FG has yet to hold a single meeting with our own Transition Committee, neither have they given us a line of handover note

In a statement issued in Abuja on Thursday by its National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the party also described as an act of hostility and a patently-misplaced aggression the unnecessary vituperation against the incoming General Muhammadu Buhari Administration by the Jonathan government, ostensibly because of the terms of reference of the Buhari Transition Committee but in reality part of an orchestrated plot to sabotage the transition

In a statement issued in Abuja on Tuesday by its National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the party said the incoming Buhari Administration will not discriminate against any media organization, irrespective of its role during the electioneering campaign leading up to the recent polls

In a statement issued in Abuja on Monday by its National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the party said there is no truth to anything that has been dished out by the hyperactive rumour mill concerning the issues of appointment, especially the zoning of the National Assembly’s principal positions and other offices

But the OPC in its reaction said: “We wish to bring to the notice of the general public that the recent publication by the National Publicity Secretary of the APC, Alhaji Lai Mohammed via the social media linking Otunba (Dr.) Gani Adams with an allegation of planning to rig the gubernatorial elections in Lagos State coming up on 11th day of April, 2105 is a blatant falsehood

The APC also commended President Goodluck Jonathan for the rare sportsmanship he exhibited by conceding defeat and congratulating General Buhari, even before INEC formally declared him as the winner

In a statement issued in Abuja on Tuesday by its National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the party said the post-election moment, when all Nigerians are eagerly awaiting the results of the elections, is a tense moment for the country, hence nothing must be done to disturb the peace or cause disunity

In a statement issued in Lagos on Friday by its National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the party said the plan by some desperate politicians to discountenance the votes of the people and announce a pre-written result giving victory to President Goodluck Jonathan with just under two million votes, to make it look credible, should be discarded

n a statement issued in Lagos on Friday by its National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the party said the electorate should rather listen to the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Attahiru Jega, who said the electoral law does not state anywhere that voters cannot or should not wait to watch and ensure that their votes are counted

In a statement issued in Lagos on Thursday by its National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the party described as very curious the fact that the PDP that rushed to the press to deny the APC’s claims quickly turned around to confirm them

Fani-Kayode said the APC had induced fuel marketers to ensure scarcity of fuel

In a statement issued in Dubai on Sunday by its National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the party said the multi-pronged efforts to prevent the elections from holding as rescheduled include the use of some 23 portfolio political parties to seek a further shift in the election dates and the destabilization of the Independent National Electoral Commission’s election plan through the orchestrated removal of its Chairman, Prof. Attahiru Jega

The Director of Media and Publicity of the PDPPCO, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, maintained that the wicked and ungodly plot will fail

APC supporters across the UK who converged at the Everlasting Arms Ministries Church in East London for the presidential rally, were disappointed when the party flag bearer did not turn up

Fayose said: “It was interesting that the loquacious APC spokesperson, Lai Mohammed, could develop a cold feet and muscle pull in his mouth such that he suddenly realised that he could not join issues with Fayose

In a statement issued in London on Tuesday by its National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the party also hailed the military for the successes it has recorded in the battle against Boko Haram in recent times, saying the string of victories confirms the party’s stand that the Nigerian military can hold its own anywhere and anytime, if provided with the necessary equipment and if the morale of the troops is not undermined

In a statement issued in London on Monday by its National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the party said nothing can justify the indiscretion of a sitting president acquiring such a huge swath of land, as contained in a newspaper advert and yet unrefuted by the President