14 Facts About Lai Mohammed

Layiwola "Lai" Mohammed was born on 6 December 1951 and is a Nigerian lawyer and politician.

Lai Mohammed is currently the Minister of Information and Culture, a position he has held since November 2015.

Lai Mohammed is the former National publicity secretary of the All Progressives Congress.

Lai Mohammed was born into the family of Alhaji Mohammed Adekeye in 1952.

Lai Mohammed earned a bachelor's degree in French from Obafemi Awolowo University, in the year 1975.

Lai Mohammed served as a Director of Afromedia PLC since May 2011.

Alhaji Lai Mohammed is a fellow of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations and worked as Public Relations Officer for almost 10 years with the Nigerian Airport Authority, now Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria.

In October 2002, Alhaji Lai Mohammed was a candidate for governor in the April 2003 Kwara State elections on the Alliance for Democracy platform.

Lai Mohammed was assaulted and five vehicles in his convoy were smashed in front of Senator Suleiman Ajadi's campaign office at Oke-Onigbin during a festivity.

Lai Mohammed served as Governor Tinubu's Chief of Staff during his first term.

Lai Mohammed is an active politician and was the National Publicity Secretary of All Progressive Congress in Nigeria.

Lai Mohammed was on 11 November 2015 sworn in by President Muhammadu Buhari as Minister of Information and Culture following his appointment and successful screening by the Nigerian Senate.

Lai Mohammed has been accused by some local and international news about giving contradictory accounts of events in his country and false information.

Lai Mohammed had accused CNN of being "desperate", after the international media released several footages, to prove the massacre of the protesters at the Lekki tollgate, Lagos, Nigeria.