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FEBRUARY 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Deputy National Publicity Secretary
of the All Progressives Congress, Yekini Nabena, has said the Minister of
Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, is the biggest problem of the government
of President Muhammadu Buhari.
Mohammed
had also said he would not dignify Nabena with a response over his comment on
the APC registration and revalidation in Kwara State.
The
minister, who hails from Kwara, had demanded the immediate cancellation of the
ongoing membership registration and validation in Kwara for non-compliance with
the guidelines and regulations laid down by the party.
The APC
deputy spokesman had, however, berated the minister over the demand and advised
him to submit to the leadership of Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq to allow
peace to reign in the state APC.
In a
statement on Wednesday titled, “Nabena to Lai Mohammed: Time has left you
in darkness and can’t catch up,” the APC deputy national publicity
secretary described Mohammed as a “total failure”.
Nabena
also said that time had left the minister behind in the scheme of things in the
APC, adding that he (Mohammed) could no longer catch up with time unless he
worked with his state governor, AbdulRazaq.
Nabena
said, “Lai Mohammed should go back to his state chapter (Kwara) if he is still
relevant there and work with the governor and other stakeholders for his voice
to be heard at the national level.
“Lai
Mohammed and his gang are calling for the cancellation of the registration
exercise for their selfish interest.”
He
added that “the details of evil plans to destroy the APC by the likes of
the minister has been exposed and the party leadership is fully aware.”
“At the
right time, Lai Mohammed and his gang will be exposed and Nigerians will then
know the real impostor that time is sooner.
“Time
has left Lai Mohammed behind and he can’t catch up with time.
“Lai
Mohammed and his fifth columnists are the biggest problems of this
administration. As the Minister of Information and Culture that is supposed to
explain the policies and programmes, including the remarkable achievements of
this administration to Nigerians, Lai Mohammed has failed woefully. Whatever he
says is considered a lie. If not, Lai should tell Nigerians what has been his
contributions in the last five years,” Nabena said.
The APC
nationwide registration and revalidation exercise starting with the President
has been criticised by some chieftains of the party, including the pioneer
Interim APC National Chairman, Chief Bisi Akande.
Earlier
on Tuesday, the minister had said he would not dignify anybody claiming to be
the Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the APC a response because such post
did not exist.
Mohammed
had said, “My attention has been drawn to the statement credited to one Yekini
Nabena, who was described as the Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All
Progressives Congress (APC), on the ongoing APC Membership Registration in
Kwara State.
“The
said Nabena must have been speaking for himself, as the APC National Caretaker
Committee, as presently constituted, has no position like that of Deputy
National Publicity Secretary.
“As
things stand, therefore, anyone claiming to be the Deputy National Publicity
Secretary of the APC is an impostor, hence I will not dignify such a pretender
with a response.”
Nabena
had also earlier berated Lai Mohammed over his demand for the cancellation of
the ongoing membership registration and validation exercise in Kwara State.
He had
advised the minister to put himself in the position of Governor AbdulRasaq and
submit to his leadership in the party in Kwara.
Since
the third week of January, the crisis in Kwara APC has pitched the governor
against Lai Mohammed following which the APC leadership removed Bashir
Bolarinwa as the caretaker chairman of the party in the state.
The
protracted crisis broke the party into factions with the governor and Mohammed
in a struggle to control the party.
Mr
Bolarinwa, who is loyal to the minister, was removed by the Yobe State Governor
Mai Mala Buni-led national caretaker committee of the party and replaced with
Abdullahi Samari.
While
the faction loyal to the governor swiftly lauded the development, party members
on the side of Mr Mohammed see the hand of the governor in it and have been
made even angrier.
The
state’s lawmakers, however, endorsed the removal of Mr Bolarinwa and decried
his public criticism of the state government.
Since APC
regained control of Kwara following a sweeping victory in the 2019 general
elections in the state, the party has been in crisis.
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