Information Minister, Lai Mohammed, during an interaction in Washington accused Labour Party’s Peter Obi of Treason.
That accusation came after an interview on Channels Television that had the running mate to Labour Party Presidential Candidate, Datti Baba-Ahmed, on the hot seat.
In that interview, he made a declaration.
Mr. Baba-Ahmed said swearing in president-elect, Bola Tinubu, would mark the end of democracy in Nigeria.
According to him, Mr. Tinubu did not meet the constitutional requirements to be declared president.
Mr. Tinubu was declared the winner of the 2023 presidential election amidst controversy.
After the interview, the Information Minister Lai Mohammed says Mr. Baba-Ahmed and the LP Presidential Candidate Mr. Peter Obi are going against the constitution of the land.
During an interaction in Washington, Mr. Mohammed accused the LP candidates of inciting people to violence.
Clark’s Reaction
However, for Edwin Clark, the minister should be prosecuted for spreading fake news against Mr. Obi.
Mr. Clark is an Ijaw national leader and convener of the Pan-Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF),
According to Clark, the minister of information is using his office to commit an illegitimate act.
He calls on the attorney general of the nation to “undertake thorough investigation of the activities” of Mohammed.
Furthermore, he says Mr. Mohammed should be charged for constituting himself a “mastermind and disseminator of fake news”.
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Clark adds that the discovery of a plot of an interim government aimed at overthrowing the Federal Government was malicious and untrue.
“Like I said, Lai Mohammed did not base his information on any credible intelligence report from the state agencies, but on propaganda and falsity.
“Therefore, I am of the opinion that he should be charged for spreading unhealthy information and fake news against an innocent Nigerian,” says Mr Clark.
Furthermore, he adds that Mr. Mohammed “used the exalted position of the office of the nation’s ministry of information to commit this perfidy”.
Fake Plot
According to Mr. Clark, attempting to tarnish the name of Mr. Obi is a criminal and unpatriotic act.
He says all Mr. Obi has done is express his dissatisfaction with the outcome of the presidential election.
Also, he has expressed his dissatisfaction through legal means alone, says Mr Clark.
Furthermore, he adds that Mr. Obi’s popularity which has spread to all parts of Nigeria as wildfire has no doubt caused a great embarrassment to the Federal Government.
Finally, he says an allegation by the Department of States Services (DSS) about persons plotting an interim government is untrue.
