The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed has come out to caution presidential candidates against downplaying the achievements of the Buhari-led regime during their campaigns ahead of the 2023 elections.

He specifically accused Atiku Abubakar as fond of doing so, and Nigerians have been reacting.

According to him, Atiku lacks the moral justification to accuse Buhari’s regime of achieving nothing, and anyone saying such is only desperate to get into power.

Lai added that if anyone would accuse the APC-led Federal Government of doing nothing, it should not be Atiku Abubakar.

His words, “Let me use this opportunity to comment on the increasing tendency by some opposition presidential candidates to downplay the achievements of this administration, in their desperation for power, ahead of the 2023 elections.”

“The worst offender in this regard has been the presidential candidate of the PDP, former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar.”

“During his recent campaign in Akure, the former VP was quoted as saying the APC had not done anything for Nigeria in eight years.”

“What a preposterous statement from somebody who should know. I guess we can excuse His Excellency the former Vice President who, until recently, had fully relocated to Dubai, thus losing touch with Nigeria.”

“And if anyone would accuse the APC-led Federal Government of doing nothing, it should not be Atiku Abubakar.”

“Why? Because for the 16 years of the PDP rule, eight of which Atiku Abubakar was vice president, there was no motorable road to the former VP’s hometown and indeed to key local governments in the southern senatorial zone that served as Adamawa’s food basket and economic nerve centre until the government of President Muhammadu Buhari assumed office.”

“Today, gentlemen, the Mayo Belwa-Jada-Ganye-Toungo road has been constructed fully and it’s the road that Alhaji Atiku uses to get to his hometown of Jada.”