PDP To Lai Mohammed: You, Buhari, Are The Authors Of Hate Speeches

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP as taken a
swipe at the Information and Culture Minister,
Alhaji Lai Mohammed for fingering opposition
parties as the mastermind of hate speeches
currently threatening the unity of the Nigerian
State.
In a press statement signed by the National
Publicity Secretary, National Caretaker Committee
of the PDP, Prince Dayo Adeyeye, the party
expressed shock at the Minister’s outburst even
as it described the statement as another lie from
Alhaji Mohammed.
. Read the
party's statement below
The Leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party
(PDP) is taken aback over the recent
vituperation by the Honourable Minister of
Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed in
which he accused opposition in the Country as
being responsible for hate speeches,
disinformation and fake news. How convenient!
This is another lie from Lai Mohamned!! Mr.
Minister is invited to review his past speeches/
statements as Spokesman of opposition ACN/
APC and then he will agree with us that the APC
leaders/members are the architect and
sustainers of hate speeches in our dear Country,
Nigeria.

2. In case Lai Mohammed has forgotten, let us
remind him and his Parties, the ACN & APC that
in their desperate quest to grab power by all
means, organized and carried out series of
campaigns of calumny as opposition designed
to mislead the public, discredit the Person and
Office of past PDP led administrations
especially, that of the immediate past President,
Dr. Goodluck E. Jonathan, GCFR in order to
cause disaffection amongst Nigerians against
his government.

3. Alhaji Lai Mohammed as the Spokesman of
ACN at a press conference in April 2013 raised
a false alarm alleging that the Federal
Government of Nigeria under President Jonathan
had awarded an oil pipeline protection contract
to serve as a smokescreen in funding activities
that would create chaos in the South-West
region. Of course, it turned out that no such
contract was ever awarded by the Jonathan
Administration.

4. Still in April 2013, the ACN Spokesman now
Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai
Mohammed mischievously alleged that
President Jonathan had issued a Presidential
Directive targeted at witch-hunting the Former
Governor of Lagos State and Leader of the ACN ,
Bola Tinubu in order to stop the Merger of the
Party with other political parties. This also
turned out to be a hoax.

5. Also before the 2015 General Elections, the
Chairman of APC, Chief John Oyegun in
November 2014, vowed to form a parallel
government if the Elections were rigged. His
statement was later re-echoed by the
Presidential Campaign Director-General of the
APC, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, and now Minister for
Transport. Talk about distractions, intimidation,
harrasements and hate speeches, and that
defines the APC leaders and members.

6. Let us not forget the Infamous inflammatory
statements by General Muhammadu Buhari that
caused wide spread violence and killings of
Nigerians in the 2011 General Elections. The
General repeated almost the same statement on
the 14th of May 2012 in Kaduna State when
some CPC members from Niger State paid him
a visit. He was quoted to have incited his
supporters saying “…if what happened in 2011
should again happen in 2015, by the grace of
God, the dog and the baboon would all be
soaked in blood.’’ To date, President
Mohammadu Buhari has neither refuted the
Statement nor offer any explanation for it. What
could be more hateful than such a call for
pogrom or mass murder of innocent Nigerians.
The list of such hateful and inciting speeches by
the APC leaders and especially their erstwhile
Spokesman is endless. It was a period of one
lie, one day. All in the desperate bid to grab
power at all cost. Now that they have the power
they don't know what to do with it.

7. Lai Mohammed and indeed any of the APC
leaders for that matter are not in the Position to
teach any lessons on appropriate public
speeches. They should first apologize to
Nigerians for their serial lies, inciting and hate
speeches with which our people were deceived
into believing that they had something to offer.
They should then undergo the serious ritual of
self purgation without which there will be a
constant relapse into their goebbellian tactics as
we continue to witness. It is so ironic that those
who haul mud at people do not ever want sand
thrown at them. If you are not ready to take the
heat you better leave the kitchen.

8. Lai Mohammed's statement must be seen for
what it is: a desperate attempt to divert
attention from his government's woeful failures.
When this government first assumed office we
were inundated with daily sermons of how
terribly the PDP had destroyed the Economy.
Now that it appears that cliche is well worn out
they must find so called hate speeches by the
Opposition to blame for their woes.

9. Our advice to the APC Government is that it
should concentrate on doing the business of the
people and to endeavor to speak the truth
always. Lies can take you thus far but in the end
it cannot be an alternative to the truth.
God bless the PDP! God bless Nigeria!!
Signed:

Prince Dayo Adeyeye
National Publicity Secretary, PDP.

Lai Mohammed denies FG’s plan to ban overseas production of films

The Minister of Information and Culture,
Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has denied
saying that the Federal Government will
ban the overseas production of Nigerian
movies and music .
Mohammed noted this on Tuesday
evening while reacting to an outcry by
artistes over reports saying he hinted at
the ban when he visited the
headquarters of the Copyright Society of
Nigeria in Lagos.
During a briefing at the end of a two-day
Creative Industry Financing Conference,
with the theme ‘Financing the Film,
Television and Music Industries,’ held at
Eko Hotels, Victoria Island, Mohammed
said FG would not tamper with the
aspirations and rights of the artistes and
producers.
He said,
“At COSON, I said that I would
work to amend the National
Broadcasting Commission’s code
to ensure that if a product is
designated a Nigerian product, it
must be produced in Nigeria. I
didn’t say that, henceforth, all
music and films would or must
be produced in Nigeria.
“All I said was that if a
programme is designated as a
Nigerian content programme, we
will amend the code to ensure
that it is produced in Nigeria. I
didn’t say I’ll ban the production
of Nigerian movies and videos
overseas.”

Dear Lai Mohammed, If Politicians Continue Going Abroad For Medical Treatment, Why Should Entertainers Not Shoot Abroad Too - Shakar El

Yesterday, the  Minister of Information and
Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed disclosed that the
Federal Government has taken steps to amend
the Nigeria Broadcasting Code to discourage the
production of Nigerian movies and music
outside the shore of the country.
Well, not alot of Nigerians agree with this and
singer, Shakar El has just written an Open Letter
to the minister where he raised some very valid
points.
According to him, 'If Nigerian Public holders
continue to be seek medical care outside
Nigeria, it affects our economy negatively and it
reduces the investment in our health care.
Unlike Entertainment, Health is Wealth, only a
healthy person will afford to go to work or travel
abroad for a production'.

Read his full piece below...

    Dear Honourable Minister,
I totally understand your patriotic Concerns
about Nigerian Entertainers going outside
Nigeria to Produce movies,Songs and Videos.
First of all you need to be informed that most
times, entertainers shoot outside Nigeria
because of the concept of that particular project
and in some cases due to lack of Logistics to
produce such movie or song in
Nigeria.Honourable, only a handful of Nigerian
entertainers/ production companies can actually
afford to produce their project outside the
shores of Nigeria.
Many of us can't even afford to produce in
Nigeria Talk less of going abroad considering
the high cost of Flights, Hotels,Forex and the
state of Nigerian Economy.In the few cases
where some artists can afford to produce abroad
then it is not much of a problem since they will
be using their own money for such expenses
and not at the expense of Tax payers.
Honourable, I wish you can use your office to
push against medical tourism by Nigerian Public
office holders which appears to be a major
problem to our economy and Development as a
country than Entertainment tourism/Exchange.
If Nigerian Public holders continues to be
seeking medical care outside Nigeria,it affects
our economy negatively and it reduces the
investment in our health care. Unlike
Entertainment, Health is Wealth, only a healthy
person will afford to go to work or travel abroad
for a production. Recently a lot of our Nigerian
entertainers have died in Nigerian hospitals due
to lack of medical infrastructure in Nigeria since
they can't afford medical treatment in other
countries, Some are suffering due to lack of
welfare and increase in piracy.
Honourable with your Significant office, you can
be the voice that will reduce piracy to the lowest
level and introduce a new code against pirates
so that entertainers will be able to reap the fruit
of their labour and pay their due tax to the
government so that the Economy of our great
country Nigeria will thrive.
Honourable Minister I pray you will take this few
points of mine seriously as we work towards a
Better Nigeria for Everyone.
God bless Nigeria!