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Former President, Goodluck Jonathan, has rubbished a statement credited to the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed that his administration delayed in responding to the abduction of Chibok girls.

Mohammed, while speaking at the foundation laying ceremony of the Editors’ plaza championed by the Nigerian Guild of Editors, said, “Now, don’t compare orange with apple. When Chibok girls were kidnapped, it took the PDP government 18 full days to admit that the girls were kidnapped. This time we swung into action within 24hrs.”

Reacting to the statement, Jonathan told Mohammed to respect his age and stop lying to Nigerians.

In a statement signed on his behalf by his former aide, Reno Omokri, Jonathan described as lies report that his government took 18 days to admit that the Chibok Girls were kidnapped.

The statement sent to DAILY POST reads, “My attention has been drawn to fallacious comments made by the notoriously dishonest Minister of Information, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, to the effect that the Jonathan administration did not act on time when the Chibok Girls were kidnapped whereas the Buhari government acted promptly when the Dapchi Girls were kidnapped.

“Lai’s comments are reminiscent of the statement made by Presidential spokesman, Femi Adesina, justifying President Buhari’s inaction on killer Fulani herdsmen because the herdsmen also killed during Jonathan’s tenure.

“When will Lai Mohammed respect his old age and stop lying? Is he not ashamed at the storm he is currently facing on social media after he lied that 100 planes are searching for the Dapchi Girls, a statement that was promptly denounced as a lie by the Nigerian Air Force? Even members of his own government know Lai Mohammed is a liar.

“For the avoidance of doubt, it is not true that the Jonathan government took 18 days to admit that the Chibok Girls were kidnapped.

“The Chibok Girls were kidnapped on April 14, 2014. Exactly three days later, on April 17, 2014, then President Goodluck Jonathan called an emergency National Security Council meeting at Aso Rock Presidential Villa.

“If the Jonathan administration did not admit that the Chibok Girls were kidnapped, why would the President summon a Nation Security Council meeting?
“Now more than a week after the Dapchi Girls were kidnapped, has President Buhari held a National Security Council meeting to address the situation? No he has not. As a matter of fact, to prove to Nigerians how inept he is, the President canceled this week’s Federal Executive Council meeting.

“Which serious leader cancels the most important meeting in his nation at a time when Kaduna is facing ethnic and religious killings, Zamfara is facing mass killings by bandits, Benue, Plateau, Adamawa and Taraba are facing an onslaught from Fulani herdsmen and 110 girls were kidnapped in Dapchi?

“Going back to the Jonathan administration, the Nigerian Army and Air force began searching for the girls after the emergency National Security Council meeting on April 17, 2014, with sorties being flown in search of the girls.

“But very curiously, Nigerians would recall that the All Progressive Congress Governor of Borno State, Governor Kashim Shettima, admitted in an interview he gave Premium Times on April 2, 2016, that he deliberately did not inform the then President about the Chibok kidnap when it happened. President Jonathan had to find out from military forces on the ground.

“Why would the chief security officer of his state be that negligent?

“My advice to Alhaji Lai Mohammed is that he should direct his lying talents to the specific task of cooking up lies to counter the testimony of the APC Yobe State Governor, Ibrahim Geidam, who blamed the kidnapping of the Dapchi Girls on the Buhari administration.

“According to Mr. Geidam, the Nigerian Army under President Buhari pulled out the troops guarding Government Girls Science and Technology College, Dapchi.

“Who gave the order for the troops to leave their guard duty? The sector command has said that they handed over security of the school to the Nigerian Police Force, an assertion that has been denied by the police.

“These are the things that should concern Lai Mohammed, not a contest with an administration that scored higher anti-corruption ratings from Transparency International than the corrupt government he is serving. And if he has too much time on his hand, Lai Mohammed can travel to more European football clubs to disgrace himself and his family by wearing a suit jacket on top of an agbada.

“Let me end by saying that whoever named Lai Mohammed at birth must have been a prophet. The person was able to look far ahead into Lai’s future and gave him a name that rhymes with his life’s purpose


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Oma307:
seriously, nothing is working fine under this administration, just to register for voter ID, I was told to bring #2,000 in Ondo State

Really sad just got mine with little or no stress in ibadan. Here they use mostly local govt Secretariat. U just go early put down your name once they start ( follow d list).
With this kind of yeye nijja govts pls no stress is too much to get ur PVC n vote with according to ur sense n conscience. Pls keep trying never give up. Cos if u don't vote, how then can u constructively criticise n pray for your govt.

One chance korokoro

Hmmm!!
All theses people calling buhari names here. I hope u have all done your PVCooo because how this clueless govt acts is not within power to influence. But your real power to effect change is in ur votes. If we keep changing this yeye nija govts every 4yrs then we'll soon get good leadership in our country. Because politicians no d ever like hear d word change when they are in power oo

Hmmm!!

Hmmm!
The op posting this should have stated graphic pics warning naa

He wan tell us heem Sabi computer abi!!
Microsoft certified IT professional (mcitp)

desreek9:
wow

So wetin!!?

Turantula:
National Geographic Channel just reported that Animals in Nigeria are getting richer despite the country's slow economic recovery.

U mean cows abi

I recently registered for the first time in d south. It was actually easy n straight forward. Pls where are u

Now I understand y the party is like this

But I don't get this!!!
Isn't a public office holder like Dr Tony Nwoye supposed to resign from his position before contesting for governor
Or is it a different person or am i wrong??

Waoo

Icon4s:
2

The width of the skeleton's shoulders is the smallest. Girls don't have broad shoulders.

Wait until u meet female swimmers n basketball players

seenter84:
The hottest business in nigeria at the moment.
Own a university

U think so??
Owning a university in Nigeria now is just a biz myb for tomorrow. For now most of them are just getting by.
If u look at the billions in naira in investment needed u will understand that it will really take a long time for d money to come back.

Staph nko

pls guys how do i run two whatsapp accounts on my Hot 5

lordimmaogidi:
what exactly is her intention...imagine a formal world bank VP, jobless.

Na u get job abi. Come hear the puke thrash at free data

OneCorner:
So I was going to Ife today and saw a billboard along the road where Oluwo of Iwo was urging Nigerians to patronize made in Nigeria with his newly purchased ivm Jeep and I was like... dafuck is wrong with igbos?
A little business deal went wrong and immediately, our Jewish brothers switched it to Yoruba man attacking Igbo man cuz a Yoruba man doesn't like an Igbo man
Amarabae quickly called her dad to go and close his bank with gtb because gtb is owned by Yoruba and she perceive gtb was attacking Innoson because he's Igbo... So many other Igbos did the same too.

Now the question is, why do Igbos always believe everything is about being Igbo?
If they say, ban suya, the average Igbo man will interprete it as someone not wanting them to eat suya.
if they say, 3rd mainland will be closed today for repairs, an average Igbo man will say they purposely did it so Igbos will not pass not thinking it's a public road where everyone pass.

Igbos, is it selfishness or what?

Guy did u actually read through the write up
This is a success story of a man that's supposed to be an encouragement to budding entrepreneurs irrespective of tribe n religion. Because even to the blind business principles n ethics are same globally.
How did u reduce this great n inspiring story to a virtual n social media InossonIgbo vs GtbankYoruba tussle
How much do u think all these social media boys ranting about the case have in their account?
U think billionaire biz guys thrive on sentiments??
How many of Dangote factories are located in d north?
Y didn't he go and site his refinery in d north east.
U go and read actually what transpired between innoson and Gtb u will know that even Yoruba entrepreneurs has to b careful with them n thoroughly audit their account with them. Abeg broo forget about these senseless social media boys making noise up and down, its only a senseless zoo like Nigeria that don't patronize home made products.
Even serious African countries with less than half of our population will frustrate u in bringing in brand news automobiles with high tax duties.
U must come n produce in their country n sell to them on credit. We are hear buying tokunbo up n down n filling funky.

thesicilian:
No be only digital, na electronic leadership.
In a sane country IBB himself would be languishing in jail by now.

Guy forget the messenger and look objectively at the message jare.
What he said is absolutely on point joor.
We can't continue doing same thing and expect different results. As a country we are almost in comatose state and needs urgent procedures (revamping the economy with good hands, restructuring, ranching in animal husbandry etc)
And these govt cannot deliver any of these. They can't even reshuffle common cabinet for better executive performance. Even the blind knows that the govt has since left the hands of pmb n into d hands of a few around him. He and his govt have become a liability to natl growth and progress. Imagine the kind of IG n defence minister he's got. A cabinet he took almost six months to assemble.
Didn't u hear that George Weah announced his cabinet in hours.
He needs to honorably dismount from d horse asap jare.

Alaminalpha:
Biafrauds!!
Come and tell us about how Northerners hate Igbos.
I would love to see the day when a southern university will be admitting Northerners like universities in the North admit southerners.

My friend u don't know what u ar talking about.
I'm from the east, currently working in SW but practically did all my education, service n even worked a while in d north (NE,NW & NC)
The Nepotism in admissions n education is at worse levels in the north of this country.
Most standard n Govt schools in SE n SW don't give a pooo where u come from.
Theirs u come wt exceptional results n u get in. And If ur result is good or average u may need to know some1 in d system or bribe u way in. But that applies to everyone.
But in d North non-northers with 250 in Jamb Wil be forced to change from 1st Choice of medicine to biochemistry or microbiology n not get admission.
While Northerners with less than 200 will get medicine n may abandon the course along the way.
While schooling in a Fed uni in NE. I saw a case of a department refused to give pg scholarship n GA to a first-class Chem engr just because he's not same religion n tribe. This is a research grant domiciled in his department that all best grad student are supposed to automatically get but on d condition that u a GA. They simply refused to give him d GA so as not to get d scholarship. Only to give to a couple of Northerners in d next set.

Waooo!!!
He must be damm so guud to be the their.
Only God knows what he went through.
Congrats man!!!

godfatherx:
I don't like Okorocha o, but COREN should shut the fvck up!
Do you mean to say all the buildings that have collapsed in the country don't have structural designs or your members in Imo State are not being carried along in the looting spree.
There are several roads in this country that are death traps, what noise have you made about those.
Bunch of thieves, pot calling kettle black.

Are u a structural engineer

SalamRushdie:
Shittu keeps fooling himself like the perennial clown he is ..Shittu is one of the reasons I started disliking Buhari govt

I tell u ehh!!

usba:
IPoB come and lick this man shithole.

Did u actually read the write up

BUHARIISCURSED:
I don't pity this ugly biitch

Senseless n Fooolish boy.
Ur problem is free data.
So u were never told at home that u are free to disagree or have a different opinion from others.
But not to insult or segregate based on your differences.
How can u because of your personal opinion insult some1 in d calibre of Oby. U ar busy typing in yeye NL while she makes the news here in NL n globally. What is it you have archived in this life to insult a mother, and a global icon.
How can u call a mother or even grand mother that she's 'ugly bitch'
Does anyone insulting a grayed hair intend to live long
I don't always agree with Oby or Buhari, I can criticize but never insult them.
What nonsense?! Who gave u the audacity boy??
If u didn't learn at home better respect urself
Mtcheeeew

Ontarget:
I think the youths should approach OBJ and IBB and explain the need to have a young and vibrant person become president and why the old men should retire.

Like we did in Kogi Abi