The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed has come out to urge Nigerians to stay away from any agenda designed to cause division and instability in the country.

He recently revealed this while speaking on a radio programme, monitored by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos.

According to him, Nigerians should not allow any group or individual to play on the security challenges in the country to pit them against one another, because that cannot end well.

He added that Nigeria’s security challenges are surmountable, and citizens should learn to refrain from statements and rhetorics that could worsen the situation.

His words, “We are calling on all Nigerians to resist any agenda by anybody to threaten the unity and peaceful coexistence in the country.”

“We have always lived together peacefully for long as Hausas, Yorubas, Ibos, Fulanis and so on, and we have always resolved our differences amicably.”

“So, l want to urge our political and religious leaders particularly to be careful about what they say.”

“We should be doing things that could help address the security challenges that we have, not making statements capable of worsening the situation.”

“If we look at where we were and where are now, we will see that a lot has been achieved.”

“Though the challenges are still there, the government won’t rest until the problems are over.”

“I want to call on citizens to continue to support the government and our security agencies to achieve more.”

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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.

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.