[News] President Muhammadu Buhari Says: Lai Mohammed Disobeyed My Directive Not To Reply Obasanjo’s Letter.
President Muhammadu Buhari has disclosed that the minister of Information and Culture disobeyed his directive not to reply a letter written by ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo.
Buhari made this known when members of the Buhari Support Organisation visited him at the Presidential Villa, on Friday night.
The president noted that the reply by the minister showed Nigerians the realities on ground when the present administration assumed office in 2015 and its ongoing efforts to revive the inherited damaged economy.
Buhari said: “I really appreciate how you choose this time during Ramadan to come from across the country to see and congratulate me for what we were able to do.
“We were constraint to explain our position when the former head of state wrote a letter; Adesina was agitated and wanted to immediately reply; I stopped him for two reasons; first, he was much younger than me and Gen. Obasanjo.
“Secondly, I am from the same constituent with Gen. Obasanjo; so, I wouldn’t know how it will affect him if I allow him to go wild or to go public, but when Lai Mohammed came, I said he shouldn’t and he insisted. He disobeyed me.
“He said I must allow him to talk; then, of course, being a professionally information person, I listened to him and asked him what are going to say.
“He said he was going to remind Nigerians where we found ourselves when we came in as a government, where we are now, what we have done in between with the resources available to us.
“And I understand he did a good job because a number of people rang me and said Lai Mohammed has done a good job,” he added.
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