The minister of information and culture, Lai Mohammed, says the president was misquoted out of context

- He also stated that critics of the Buhari administration are inciting young Nigerians against the president

The minister of information and culture, Lai Mohammed, has reacted to the ongoing outrage over comments by President Muhammadu Buhari, suggesting majority of Nigerian youths are lazy.

Speaking to journalists on Friday, April 20, at the sidelines of the ongoing African Drum Festival in Abeokuta, Ogun state, Alhaji Mohammed said the president was quoted out of context.

Lazy Nigerian youths comment: Critics inciting young Nigerians against Buhari –Lai Mohammed
Lai Mohammed said the president has passion and concern for Nigerian youths. Photo source: Waffcityhot journalist Precious
He stated that the president has passion and concern for Nigerian youths, as opposed to what the critics of his administration want the people to believe.

He dismissed reports quoting President Buhari as describing all Nigerian youths as lazy and always waiting for free things.

He noted that the current administration had invested in the youth with some of its programmes.

His words: “Some people have just made it their full-time job these days to scrutinise and twist whatever the president says out of context.

“I wonder how a government that has employed 100,000 unemployed graduates and also feeds about 7.5 million people daily could be tagged anti-youth.

“Our social investment programmes have continued to generate jobs and create opportunities for our teeming youths while our empowerment programmes have been providing soft loans to over 400,000 youths.

“This is a government that is so concerned and passionate about youth development and it is not right for people to begin to quote Mr. President out of context and thereby incite the youths against the government.”

Meanwhile, the deputy national publicity secretary of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Timi Frank, has asked the president to apologize over his comments.

In a statement recieved by Waffcityhot on Thursday, April 19, the APC chieftain said the president's comment cannot be justified because the government has not given the youth opportunity to serve, hence there was no need to demarket them at an international event like Commonwealth Business Forum.

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What is wrong with APC?

How can you send the most hated person in the government LAi Mohammed to address this issue ?

What disrespect!!

Infact if you ask me buhari doesn't feel he owes the youths an apology!

Wow he trully does not respect the youth of this great nation

In a developed country like Canada the president if at all made this kind of comment would apologise within 24 hrs

But not buhari

He feels so over powered

2019 is coming

lestat:
What is wrong with APC?

How can you send the most hated person in the government LAi Mohammed to address this issue ?

What disrespect!!

Infact if you ask me buhari doesn't feel he owes the youths an apology!

Wow he trully does not respect the youth of this great nation

In a developed country like Canada the president if at all made this kind of comment would apologise within 24 hrs

But not buhari

He feels so over powered

2019 is coming

Cut the guy some slacks

This is the height of political sycophancy!

You will like this thread: www.nairaland.com/4457223/university-lecturers-campaigned-president-m

They have employed 100 000 unemployed graduates, how many have lost their jobs?

Nigeria!!! Short of words I swear. ..

This useless liar shouldn't have put his smelly mouth.

Really? But why is it always lie muham-mad who always wade in with damage control in every aftermath of Buhari's frequent international idiocy?

1)He was misquoted when Aisha only belong in his kitchen and za oza room.

2)He was misquoted when PM Michelle came from west Germany.

3)He was misquoted when Nigerians where fantastically and cocastically corrupt.

4)Who was misquoted when Russia was located in Asia?

5)He was not misquoted when his Government could not treat 5% equal to 97%(see mathematics). Nigeria is overrated when called a zoo, and it's so' because her president has a lower capacity brain to some real animals.
Who still doesn't understand why lie muham-mad was retained as the spokes person of Nigeria after he lied apc into power? He graduated from Linus University of Lieology in the Linux city of Liesland and his name is "Lie" he's a professional in lying profession, you don't want to compete with this liar hero in lying practices.

I just reason now say if this man Mr. Ali Mohamed no talk for this youth is lazy matter, then the story never complete.this is the man APC has been waiting for to come out and help clarify them....well to me its a challenge to all Nigeria person below 30 years....let's do something to surprise those who call us lazy and wanting everything for free....as for me, let buhari n the APC gov't wait in 3 months time, they will come and commission a chemical weapon am developing here in my small lab in choba.....

Lai, the disgraced spokesman who lost his credibility and job to Festis Keyamu. Why are you still talking?

Watch the video first......



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgBGBkoqHfE

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Idiotic minister

Lai mumu,the only APC slowpoke..received sense Mr Lair

It's a pity this shameless liar still cannot tell us what Buhari meant instead.