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‘I Feel Pity For Lai Mohammed, My Ministers Are Losing Weight’ – Buhari by cuteboy2: 5:23pm On Jun 14, 2016
President Muhammadu Buhari says he feels sorry for his information minister, Lai Mohammed because he is saddled with the responsibility of explaining his government’s actions and inaction to Nigerians .

Speaking on Monday, May 30, 2016 when Buhari hosted state house correspondents at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, Buhari said his cabinet have been doing their best to deliver the “change” promised by the All Progressives Congress (APC) during the 2015 campaigns.

“One of the men I pity is Lai Mohammed. Everyday he is on TV explaining our performance or lack of it” Buhari said as he extolled his ministers for their “hard work”.

Lai Mohammed

“The ministers sit down day and night to work. Some of them have literally lost weight because they were sleeping less and eating less (while working on the budget). They were working on every kobo to be spent.

“We recently just found out that we are poor because we don’t have anything to fall back to. This is the condition we found ourselves and this change mantra had to go through hell up till yesterday.

“And for you to talk to whoever came to visit us throughout that year, I wonder how each of your diaries would be, because people were expecting this change mantra in their own way.

“How do you define change? Luckily our party identified three major items, security, economy and corruption.”

Lai Mohammed Aside, Buhari Says Economy Could Cover By Year End

Buhari expressed optimism that the economy could recover in the last quarter of 2016 and defended his decision to reduce ministries from 42 to 24.

He also derided some former permanent secretaries as lacking “commitment”.

“When we came there were 42 ministries we cut it to 24. We had to do it on our own because we found out that government could not continue with 42 ministers and the paraphernalia of office so we cut it down to 24,” he said.

“I underrated the influence of the PDP for 16 years watching from outside. The experience of the staff, their commitment and zeal is different from what it is now compared to when I was in government. Sixteen years of development in the life of a developing nation is a long time.

“Most of the permanent secretaries were sent out because it was time for some of them to go and for others for one thing or the other. Because were not part of those 16 years this is where we found ourselves and this is no joke.

“We had to cut down half the number of permanent secretaries and then do some cross postings. The permanent secretaries that were there for the past five, seven, 15 years the only thing that they know is how things were done in the previous years. Whatever we did in the campaign, in fact we were saying rubbish and that made it very difficult for us.

“Things were even more difficult during the budget which you all know about. For somebody like me, for the first time I heard what is called padding.

“I think we will recover by the fourth quarter of the year, what padding means especially for ministers who had implement what padding contains. There were very serious developments which I never knew about.”

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Re: ‘I Feel Pity For Lai Mohammed, My Ministers Are Losing Weight’ – Buhari by Luckylife(m): 5:48pm On Jun 14, 2016
Don't he know the consequences of telling too much lies is numerous, than combine those zombies that are still living by is words daily. More calamities are still doing press up till when is their time to Manifest .
Re: ‘I Feel Pity For Lai Mohammed, My Ministers Are Losing Weight’ – Buhari by cindybella101(f): 5:51pm On Jun 14, 2016
Laid Mohammed is loosing weight cos he is always lying.
Tell him to say the truth for once and watch as he will be fatter than Rochas okorocha and ambode combine cool

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Re: ‘I Feel Pity For Lai Mohammed, My Ministers Are Losing Weight’ – Buhari by AngelAhnie(f): 5:53pm On Jun 14, 2016
Times are hard Mr Presidentgrin


Nigerians are pouring their frustration on Mr Lai for your incompetency. Lai go soon be like fido didocheesy

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Re: ‘I Feel Pity For Lai Mohammed, My Ministers Are Losing Weight’ – Buhari by Gozzzy(m): 5:54pm On Jun 14, 2016
I also feel pity for him... Its not easy being born to be a LIAR!!!!
Re: ‘I Feel Pity For Lai Mohammed, My Ministers Are Losing Weight’ – Buhari by cuteboy2: 6:10pm On Jun 14, 2016
AngelAhnie:
Times are hard Mr Presidentgrin


Nigerians are pouring their frustration on Mr Lai for your incompetency. Lai go soon be like fido didocheesy

What lie am I gonna tell this people today nau??

Kai! Hunger dey waya me sef. Common tomatoes no dey house. Madam no fit prepare ewedu and amala today

Re: ‘I Feel Pity For Lai Mohammed, My Ministers Are Losing Weight’ – Buhari by AngelAhnie(f): 6:11pm On Jun 14, 2016
cuteboy2:


What lie am I gonna tell this people today nau??

Kai! Hunger dey waya me sef. Common tomatoes no dey house. Madam no fit prepare ewedu and amala today
I pity Lai
Re: ‘I Feel Pity For Lai Mohammed, My Ministers Are Losing Weight’ – Buhari by Abeymills(m): 6:24pm On Jun 14, 2016
And Mr northern president of daura republic we well meaning Nigerians not zombies o we don't pity u because u look already frustrated incompetent n old pls step aside
Re: ‘I Feel Pity For Lai Mohammed, My Ministers Are Losing Weight’ – Buhari by cuteboy2: 6:37pm On Jun 14, 2016
cindybella101:
Laid Mohammed is loosing weight cos he is always lying.
Tell him to say the truth for once and watch as he will be fatter than Rochas okorocha and ambode combine cool

wise words

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Re: ‘I Feel Pity For Lai Mohammed, My Ministers Are Losing Weight’ – Buhari by Scream(m): 7:16pm On Jun 14, 2016
People now have interest in what their leaders do. Hope we will know our fundamental human rights and ensure that they are respected.


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Re: ‘I Feel Pity For Lai Mohammed, My Ministers Are Losing Weight’ – Buhari by tinkinjow: 7:18pm On Jun 14, 2016
No Liar Mohammed isn't one of them
Re: ‘I Feel Pity For Lai Mohammed, My Ministers Are Losing Weight’ – Buhari by cuteboy2: 6:58pm On Jun 15, 2016
Scream:
People now have interest in what their leaders do. Hope we will know our fundamental human rights and ensure that they are respected.


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True. With social media no govt official will f*ck up and come to be yarning lies for us against
Re: ‘I Feel Pity For Lai Mohammed, My Ministers Are Losing Weight’ – Buhari by Engnrcollins(m): 8:05pm On Jun 15, 2016
That's one of the characteristics of liars. cheesy

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Re: ‘I Feel Pity For Lai Mohammed, My Ministers Are Losing Weight’ – Buhari by Nobody: 8:33pm On Jun 15, 2016
are u people trying to put lai baba out of existence... His existence signature is to lie what else do u want from him?

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