Lai Mohammed, experienced information manager –el-Rufai

KADUNA State Governor, Nasir el-Rufai, has described
Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, as an
experienced information manager, a dogged fighter and a
dedicated nationalist who is committed to the
advancement of Nigeria’s interests.
Speaking during a courtesy visit to the minister in his
office in Abuja yesterday, el-Rufai said he and Mohammed
struggled together in the All Progressives Congress (APC),
during which ‘’he (the minister) was abducted once, just
like I was arrested twice by the same people.’’
The governor said he came to wish the minister well and to
let him know that the thoughts and prayers of the people
of Kaduna State are with him.
He said Nigerians should give maximum support to
President Muhammadu Buhari and his team in their quest
to get Nigeria out of the difficult situation to which it had
been consigned by the previous administration.
In his response, the minister, who said he was ‘excited’ at
el-Rufai’s visit and called him ‘’one of our brightest and
most courageous.”
Mohammed expressed confidence in el-Rufai’s ability to
make Kaduna one of the best states in the country.
The minister said his vision is to leverage the unique
power of information and culture to drive the change
agenda of the Buhari administration to ensure that
Nigerians take ownership of the agenda; with a view to
achieving a paradigm shift in the way they do things.