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Former Minister of Information, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, says his national prominence was built on years of challenging and exposing what he described as weaknesses in the administration of ex-President Goodluck Jonathan while serving as opposition spokesperson.

Mohammed, who served as Information Minister for eight years under the administration of former President Muhammadu Buhari, stated this on Friday while delivering the convocation lecture at Achievers University, Owo, Ondo State.

The lecture, titled “Don’t just graduate, innovate,” was part of activities marking the institution’s 15th convocation ceremony.

Speaking to the graduating students, Mohammed urged them not to fear failure, explaining that perseverance had shaped his own political journey, particularly during the PDP’s dominance between 2006 and 2015.


He said, “Failure is not the opposite of success. It is part of the journey to success. You must reinvent yourself relentlessly. It is the only way to stay relevant.

“Between 2006 and 2015, I rose to national prominence as opposition spokesperson for the Action Congress, Action Congress of Nigeria, and All Progressives Congress by relentlessly exposing weaknesses in the ruling PDP government and shaping national discourse.

“Through constant, research-driven media interventions via press conferences, interviews or press releases, sometimes issued three times in one day, my team and I became more credible than the government, set the national agenda and effectively operated as an ‘alternative government.’

“Our fearlessness, innovation and omnipresence made us powerful, even as I faced harassment, arrests and worked without pay. The DSS arrested me in Osogbo, and the police arrested me in Lagos. Through it all, I was unrelenting. I could not be intimidated.”

In his remarks, the Pro-Chancellor of Achievers University, Prof. Bode Ayorinde, said the institution maintains strict academic and disciplinary standards.

He said two students were expelled recently for poor academic performance and misconduct.

“We have rusticated students and refunded their money for indiscipline, and last week we rusticated another student and refunded his money over indiscipline.

“We don’t sell certificates. Our culture here is academic culture and discipline, no drug abuse, no cultism. We score and reward our faculties based on performance and discipline,” he said.

Acting Vice-Chancellor of the university, Professor Oyesoji Aremu, also praised the lecture, noting that the institution places strong emphasis on innovation.

“The title of the lecture is apt particularly at this time when students graduate and not having anything to do after graduation.


“In Achievers University, we always graduate students that would be able to innovate after graduation,” he stated.

Source: https://punchng.com/challenging-jonathans-govt-shaped-my-career-lai-mohammed

The devil is a Lai. What a man! The legendary Lai Muhammed. Someone who hasn't said any truth since his existence.

I burst out laughing, when he said he became more credible than GEJ's government as APC spokesperson..

Lie Mohammed the Goebellian propagandist and political alarmist, who now lives in infamy and gnashing his teeth, because he has lost every ounce of credibility.

Even his own APC acolytes shudder at the effontery and magnitude of his barefaced lies..

He lies without conscience..

This man should shut the fk up!

He's been talking lately. What's he up to?

Or ruined your career? Say the truth

Why’s the guy in the news all of a sudden?

What a dullard


Not ashamed

Yes cos you lied your way into office. Jonathan after leaving office 10 years ago is still relevant but you have turned to dustbi nobody even takes you serious or think about you again.

With lies and propagandas right? The legendary Joseph Goebbels lying and propaganda machine of the APC that has gone down in infamy.

Iamfraud
Slytiger
Legendhero
Seunmsg


See una mentor

He is even proud for lying to us about everything in Jonathan's govt.

God ll punish Lai
Agbaya

Even this one he said is a lie.
When will this man start saying the truth?
Tufiakwa!

But now why is your party persecuting those that exposing their failure.

Nigerian Politician be careful.

Lying career you mean. Where did this man crawl out from? He is probably talking because he wants to be noticed for appointment. Radarada.

Shaped it into the noisome lies you have clothed ur terrible legacy with

Bloggers at it again.. man did not say shaped,he said it stalled,killed,damaged and buried his political career if he had any, but you guys just Changed it to shaped just for traffic sake.. Y'all should fear God!!

adenigga:
Source: https://punchng.com/challenging-jonathans-govt-shaped-my-career-lai-mohammed

King 👑 of Lies.
You challenge the government that became far better than the government of Buhari that destroyed Nigeria till date.
May your deception swallow you

It shaped your carrier and destroy the country

This Oro,Kwara State man ...part of the government that drew Nigeria back by ages

What a man, what a legacy !

He built a clinic along the road to ilorin in his hometown, health workers deserted the place due to bandits and criminals ravaging that axis

Look at this shameless scavenger

Pocket don dry, now looking for prominence to stay up!😁 I won't be surprised if he's drifted in by Oga at the top to do the dirty job for 2027! 😉

This one na rubbish talk. Does he even know lakurawa terrorists are on rampage in his own community?

Lie Lie Muhammad





Coming out from hidden.

This particular man singlehandedly destroyed GEJ administration and turned Nigerians against GEJ... I really respect this man even though we all knew he was lying but the fact that people knew yet they still fall for his propaganda is something else... He was appointed as APC spokesperson with the aim of destroying GEJ administration and he delivered!!!!...no opposition party has ever had someone like him since then...just imagine a strong opposition party has this kind of liar at this present moment against TINUBU administration

You challenge Ex-Presdo Jonathan with cooked up lies upon lies which later became impossible to sustain those lies.

Most Nigerians were totally deceived by the lies you and you co-travelkers cooked up just to grab power.

What have you and your power grabbers done with power after 10 years?

All una nyash go open wide for the public to see how disgraceful you all are.

Do you have a career apart from telling lies

How did you feel enjoying the freedom of creating political usefulness for yourself as a member of the opposition party to the then government, you criticize government policies without the fear of presidential retribution? Jonathan understanding of democracy made him to allow some criticism from the opposition, allowing Nigeria political ideology and history to grow within the ambience of the law irrespective of ties and alliance to the ruling party. For democracy to always be in favor of the represented which are the masses government must allow the growth of other political parties so the representated must always have alternative to choose from, democracy must and should always be a win win for the citizens. democracy without political opposition is a failed democratic republic where the government use the law agencies and government institution to fight government critics and political opposition irrespective of their correctness before the law, Nigeria political space need ethics and refined politicians, true Democratic government is judge by it's constitutional dealings with opposition and government critics. Constitutional correctness should be favoured over partisan association and loyalty in government dealings in Nigeria. constitutional correctness should be the only weapon and negotiating power in Nigeria judicial process

He's fully aware that all his statements up there are lies..

Eranko ni Man yi sha o, chai

adenigga:
Source: https://punchng.com/challenging-jonathans-govt-shaped-my-career-lai-mohammed

Challenging Jonathan government shaped my career...LIE MOHAMED

Goo0dHardDick:
This man should shut the fk up!

He's been talking lately. What's he up to?

To be picked as Peter Obi's mouth piece