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The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, says the online media report that he “sneaked out of Nigeria to meet with Twitter executive’’ in the U.S. is fake.

In an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Washington on Wednesday, the minister said his official visit to the U.S. has nothing to do with the microblogging and social networking platform.

Mohammed said he was in the U.S. to meet with international media organisations and think tanks on the achievements of President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration and efforts made so far in tackling insurgency, banditry and all forms of criminality.

He said the online report was an example of the danger fake news and unregulated social media portend for the country.

“Can a minister sneak out of Nigeria without people knowing?

“When you say I sneaked out of Nigeria, are you saying I went to board at a terminal where nobody is or I travel to the Republic of Benin to fly out of the country?

“I was at an international airport, where I presented myself openly and I was checked in at the counter like every other traveller of the airline.

“I boarded and passed through the checks by the Immigration Service and Customs.

“How can you come and say I sneaked out of the country?’’.

The minister who had so far engaged with the BBC Radio and TV, Bloomberg and Polico during his visit to Washington DC, said he had no mission with Twitter on his trip.

“You and I have been here, have I met with any Twitter official­?

“When you talk about fake news and its danger, we need to take it seriously and I am happy that the entire world has now seen what we saw more than two years ago.

“I can assure you that we will not rest until we regulate the social media, otherwise, nobody will survive it,’’ he said.

The minister reiterated the position that the Federal Government suspended Twitter operations in the country not because it deleted the tweet by the President as being propagated in some section of the media.

He said the operation of the microblogging medium was suspended because of its persistent use of its platform for activities that were capable of undermining Nigeria’s corporate existence.

He also underscored the need for the organisation to register as a business entity and obtain a licence from the National Broadcasting Commission to carry out its activities.

Mohammed said the engagement between Twitter and the Federal Government on how to resolve the issue of the ban had reached an advanced stage.

Specifically, he said the end for the amicable settlement of the ban was in sight.

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2021/08/lai-ive-no-mission-with-twitter-in-us/

Why does he have to clarify every move?

What Sowore is doing is not journalism. He might have people cheering him on now but later he is going to regret it

I was expecting the denial and as sure as daylight, the liar did not disappoint.

They've seen that their ban is not affecting twitter in anyway... rather they are the ones losing, since they can't use their official accounts. They should go and beg and bring more disgrace to themselves as usual. Nothing concern us wey don bypass their yeye ban.

Lai (s)

Mr. lie on the beat

Mr liar Mohammed abeg getat

When are they going to get this Sahara reporter ban. E should let us know which news is real and which is fake haba.

Taich:

Why does he have to clarify every move?

Because many people already believed it. Sowore is doing bad journalism. If they should arrest him now they will say it’s witch-hunt

Mohammed said he was in the U.S. to meet with international media organisations and think tanks on the achievements of President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration and efforts made so far in tackling insurgency, banditry and all forms of criminality.
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Is this what the minister has to spend tax payers money on and claim estacodes for?
Can't he still meet the international media organizations online via zoom and discuss the the efforts with them?

Bad news for the wailing wailers

Its like they denied him Visa

Anything this man denies is true

for your pocket sir.

the lying machine has spoken

So who are the media people you went to meet na?

Lie Mohammed and lies

As expected,





Lai Muhammad SAW

143WaZoBia:
When are they going to get this Sahara reporter ban. E should let us know which news is real and which is fake haba.

YOU BETTER SHUT UP THERE!!!

Mohammed said he was in the U.S. to meet with international media organisations and think tanks on the achievements of President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration and efforts made so far in tackling insurgency, banditry and all forms of criminality.

i said that news was a leak. heads are surely going to roll when he comes back

No more room for lies in subsahara Africa. Lie just went intercontinental.

Thanks for letting us know you met them....Oniro ofo,This man Lie fit wake dead body

lol.

Sowore na mumu

Then he actually met them... I doubted the authenticity of the news before.. Thanks for the clarification sir...

[/b]Mohammed said he was in the U.S. to meet with international media organisations and think tanks on the achievements of President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration and efforts made so far in tackling insurgency, banditry and all forms of criminality.[b]
Who cursed Africa?

Even if you truly go there we all know you are the president of all lier, so nah lie full your head

For Lai Mohammed to deny this allegations means that it is true

I was expecting it....

He went for medical checkup

Government of liers

like his oga below...