The Atiku Presidential Campaign Organisation (APCO) has described the minister of information, Lai Mohammed as the All Progressives Congress (APC’s) priest of lies.
This is coming as Mohammed told newsmen that international media organisations have queried the emergence of the Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar considering the anti-corruption stance of President Buhari.
The minister said: “One curious issue that kept occurring was that anytime I spoke about how we have waged war against corruption, the journalists kept asking me a question.
According to reports, APCO said:“How anyone would take the word of a confirmed liar, as Lai Mohammed, for the gospel truth is beyond us.
“How the minister of information of a government that has turned Nigeria into the world headquarters for extreme poverty can say that is beyond imagination. Is Mr. Mohammed claiming that his party promised and delivered poverty and Nigerians are satisfied with this world record poverty?
“If Lai Mohammed can lie openly at Chatham House in front of the international press and diplomatic corps, is it a big thing for him to lie about his accounts with the international media?”
The group also cited the recent HSBC report that said Nigeria’s economy will suffer if President Buhari is elected in 2019.
“A second term for Mr Buhari however raises the risk of limited economic progress and further fiscal deterioration, prolonging the stagnation of his first term, particularly if there is no move towards completing reform of the exchange rate system or fiscal adjustments that diversify government revenues away from oil.”
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