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Former Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, on Thursday, decried the evil of fake news, lamenting that a fake report about a phantom $1.9bn paid into his account almost destroyed his marriage of 40 years.

Mohammed said there was a need for all hands to be on deck to fight the menace of fake news, explaining that one might not know the gravity of false reports until one falls victim.

This was as he defended the President Bola Tinubu-led All Progressives Congress government, saying it should not be blamed for the hardship in the land.

Mohammed spoke on Thursday at a programme tagged: “A Day with Alhaji Lai Mohammed” organised by the Mass Communication Department of Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye in collaboration with Nigeria Union of Journalists and Nigerian Institute of Public Relations, Ogun State.


The former minister spoke on “Redefining the Role of Spokesman: My Enduring Engagement/Romance with the Practice of Public Relations”.

Mohammed said, “The menace of fake news is a menace that must tackled by all of us; this is something that nearly cost me my marriage of about 40 years. While we were in government, there was fake news that I had $1.9bn in my bank account and unfortunately, many people believed this falsehood, including my wife.

“One day, my wife woke me up in the middle of the night and spoke in Yoruba, She called me: ‘Daddy,” and I said, ‘Yes, what is it?’ She said, ‘We all know that death can come at any time; we may say it wouldn’t be this early but it may be, but whatever happens, it will be good if you make me one of the signatories to your bank account to prepare for any eventuality. Even my friends and many other people are already begging me for money after seeing the report of so much money in your account.’”


The former minister said he had to take his time to explain to his wife that the report was entirely fake news and that the allocation for his ministry in a year was N5bn, making a total of N40bn for the years he spent in government.

He said he had wondered how someone would sit somewhere to cook up that a whooping sum of money is in his bank, adding: “This is why I strongly believe that this menace of fake news should be curbed.

“You won’t know the weight of it until it is about you. It has destroyed many marriages, many people have even committed suicide because fake news were published about them on social media.”


Speaking on the prevailing economic crisis in the country, Mohammed said the government of President Tinubu meant well for the nation and very soon Nigerians would have a cause to smile.

The Head of the Mass Communication Department, Dr Lanre Akinola, said the essence of the engagement was to provide a forum for town and gown to meet and chart a new course for national development.

He said, “I am glad the students are excited to meet with the former minister. They have interacted with him, they have drawn inspiration from his very rich lecture and they must have picked a whole lot of lessons that can help them turn out to be the best in life too; it has been a rewarding experience.”

Source: https://punchng.com/Fake-news-nearly-ruined-my-marriage-Lai-Mohammed

....the man the devil left lying competition for

Baba Lai...

You sef nearly ruined Nigeria with fake news na..

You dey give us back to back to back wotowoto

Documentary of your top 50 lies dey here Baba Lai


https://www.nairaland.com/3888374/top-50-lies-lai-mohammed

Mumu man

Same Lau Lai man in this report
Defended this government, they should not be blamed for the Hard ship in the Land.
Is that not Fake News too??

Fake news from you or from obidients........ Between you and obidients, I don't even know who lie the most

YOU ALMOST RUINED NIGERIA WITH YOUR FAKE NEWS!

So you are still talking

The man that introduced lies into APC

Evil being... God will surely deal with this man and his entire generations

Okay, well done

Killers of nigeria

Lai talking as if he is a saint in fake news.
Its annoying hearing the biggest gospel of fake news crying that he is affected by the news he encouraged

adenigga:
Source: https://punchng.com/Fake-news-nearly-ruined-my-marriage-Lai-Mohammed

If the devil is the father of all liers then this man is the uncle of all liers.

Go and rest.

Fake news master get lecture

You alone is the fake news because you're fake new merchant. So you almost destroyed your own marriage by yourself

Who spread fake lies pass you ehnn?

Liars accusing others of the same sin!

Almost everyone here has lied in one way or the other in the last year.

But na to throw shades at others as they can't see themselves!

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TOPCRUISE:
Lai talking as if he is a saint in fake news. Its annoying hearing the biggest gospel of fake news crying that he is affected by the news he encouraged

quala lumpo

Look at his lying mouth like the hippopotamus's anus, this thief must account for all he has stolen 😎

ezekins:
So you are still talking

Can you blame him? It's the people that invited him to come and talk and the people that went to listen to him that are to blame

Hnmmm

Lying Lai the author and father of Grapevine International.

But you also lie a lot, sir, because fake news and lies are the same thing.

He is stil lying

By the time APC finishes with Nigeria, our brain go reset. I'm not obident ooo before people like Reno that has no political bus stop go come for me. Na where belle face. Now he's been paid to attack obedients and the igbos.

His name is synonymous to fake news.
LAI + LIE = FAKE NEWS.
THE MOUTH IS AN epitome of fake news.
Just look at that lying mouth in all his photos, you'll know what I'm talking about.
Let me not even talk about that his cap with a nipple..
Fake news dey wooz for the man body.

Ok

I no no say even fake news get repercussions