{"id":87208,"date":"2021-10-19T14:20:43","date_gmt":"2021-10-19T13:20:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=87208"},"modified":"2021-10-19T14:20:43","modified_gmt":"2021-10-19T13:20:43","slug":"i-will-respond-to-kwara-govs-allegation-says-lai-mohammed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/i-will-respond-to-kwara-govs-allegation-says-lai-mohammed\/","title":{"rendered":"I will \u00a0respond to Kwara Gov\u2019s allegation says Lai Mohammed\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"m#msg-f:1714050812130687066\" class=\"mail-message expanded\">\n<div class=\"mail-message-header spacer\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Minister of Information and <span id=\"m_516914858573150808IL_AD4\">Culture<\/span>, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, says, at the appropriate time and forum, he will respond to the false allegations\u00a0<span id=\"m_516914858573150808IL_AD9\">levelled<\/span>\u00a0against him by Gov. AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara.<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-content collapsible zoom-normal mail-show-images \" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div class=\"clear\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<p>The Minister stated this on Tuesday when he featured on a phone-in\u00a0<span id=\"m_516914858573150808IL_AD10\">programme<\/span>\u00a0of TV Continental, \u201cThis Morning\u2019\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>In an\u00a0<span id=\"m_516914858573150808IL_AD6\">exclusive<\/span>\u00a0interview with a national newspaper, published on Monday, the governor alleged that the minister dehumanised him during\u00a0<span id=\"m_516914858573150808IL_AD12\">the campaign<\/span>\u00a0and other preparations towards the 2019 Governorship and other elections in the state.<\/p>\n<p>AbdulRazaq also alleged that the minister did not remit some\u00a0<span id=\"m_516914858573150808IL_AD7\">funds<\/span>\u00a0<span id=\"m_516914858573150808IL_AD11\">raised<\/span>\u00a0for\u00a0the campaign\u00a0for the elections.<\/p>\n<p>Responding to a question from the\u00a0<span id=\"m_516914858573150808IL_AD2\">anchor<\/span>\u00a0of the\u00a0programmeon the allegations and the crisis in the All Progressive Congress in the state, the minister said \u201cat the fullest of time\u2019\u2019 he would give his response.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI read the\u00a0<span id=\"m_516914858573150808IL_AD1\">article<\/span>\u00a0and I also read the response of some people.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI believe that issues of national\u00a0<span id=\"m_516914858573150808IL_AD8\">importance<\/span>\u00a0I have come here to discuss are more important than the personal disagreement between me and the governor.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt the appropriate time and forum, I will respond to the false allegations,\u2019\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n<p>The minister also declined response to questions on the parallel congresses held by the APC in some states.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to him, the party executives appointed or elected as spokespersons and other officers are in a\u00a0<span id=\"m_516914858573150808IL_AD3\">better position<\/span>\u00a0to respond to such issues.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs a federal minister, I am not supposed to be partisan in the discharge of my\u00a0<span id=\"m_516914858573150808IL_AD5\">duties<\/span>, whether on intra-party or inter-party matters,\u2019\u2019 Lai Mohammed said.<\/p>\n<p>(NAN)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-footer spacer collapsible\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, says, at the appropriate time and forum, he will respond to the false allegations\u00a0levelled\u00a0against him by Gov. 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