Alhaji Lai Muhammed“Basically, I don’t see any opposition from the PDP; it is a section of the media that has constituted itself to the opposition party.”
The Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed, made this assertion today, Saturday, while fielding questions from news men after attending the wedding of the son of the Edo Commissioner for Budget and Economy Planning, Mariam Abubakar.
“I don’t fear any opposition in the elections. The opposition is in disarray.
The minister stressed that the war against fake news menace must be won, saying: “we have seen fake news gone under. We have been able to drag it under the table, bring it to the open.
”We must not forget however, that fake news is a global phenomenon, it is not peculiar to Nigeria. If not checked it will pitch the people against themselves.
“The Federal Government launched the campaign against fake news because it realised that some very unscrupulous elements, have been exploiting the frontline of ethnicity trying to put a wedge against the government and the people.”
Source: NAN.
