Information Minister, Mr. Lai Mohammed has so far borrowed over
\nN135million from the Nigerian Broadcasting Commission, NBC and other
\nagencies of Government for travels and Public Relations activities for the
\nBuhari\u2019s administration, according to documents seen by
\nPointblanknews.com.<\/p>\n
Only recently released document from NBC shows that Mr. Mohammed had
\nrequested to borrow N13million to travel to china, on an assignment he
\nsays will be in the interest of the nation.<\/p>\n
Sources within the Ministry of Information and Culture told
\nPointblanknews.com that the Minister has so far borrowed more than is
\nknown to the public.<\/p>\n
According to a source who will not want to be named because he is not
\nauthorized to speak to the Press, Mr. Mohammed has sent in several letters
\nto the NBC and some other parastatals under the Information and Culture
\nMinistry for loans claiming to need the funds to carry out \u201cduties for the
\ngovernment.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Minister has sent out several letters to some agencies within out
\nMinistry and I can tell you, the money he has collected so far is more
\nthan what has been reported. From the last letter I saw, he has collected
\nover N135million.<\/p>\n
Pointblanknews.com gathered from inside sources that Mr. Mohammed has
\nbecome one of the richest Ministers in the Buhari\u2019s Government from fees
\nhe allegedly collects from Ministries and Agencies claiming to be handling
\ntheir Public Relations briefs.<\/p>\n
The source also hinted that the information Minister goes around with cash
\nin the trunk of his newly acquired Mercedes G Wagon he drives around
\nAbuja, dolling them out to media men and those handling PR for the
\nGovernment.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe does not only collect from agencies within the Ministry, he also
\ncollects funds from other Ministries and Agencies to do PR work for them
\ntoo,\u201d an information officer with one of the Ministries told
\nPointblanknews.com.<\/p>\n
SaharaReporters had published the memo from the Information Ministry to
\nthe NBC requesting for a N13million loan for a Tourism investment drive to
\nChina.<\/p>\n
In a response to SaharaReporters questions about the loan, Mr. Mohammed
\nhad said while he does not owe Nigerians an explanation about how he
\nspends tax payers\u2019 money, \u201cI am so disappointed that an internal memo like
\nthat would be with SaharaReporters, it shows a lack of integrity in the
\nministry.\u201d<\/p>\n
SaharaReporters had also asked whether multiple letters requesting \u201cloans\u201d
\nwere also sent to various government agencies and parastatals under his
\nwatch, which Mr. Mohammed replied, \u201cI do not owe you an obligation or duty
\nto tell you that.\u201d<\/p>\n
But credible sources within the Ministry told Pointblanknews.com that Mr.
\nLai Mohammed lied because he indeed has several other letters he directed
\nto be written requesting for loans.<\/p>\n
Efforts by Pointblanknews.com to reach the Minister were not successful as
\nhis phone line was not connecting.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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