My people! E be like say Lai Mohammed don finally drop book wey dey carry all di gist about hin time as Minister of Information under Buhari. Dis one no be small matter o! Di book title na ‘Headlines and Soundbites: Media Moments that Defined an Administration’ and e don scatter ground since dem launch am for Abuja.
For di book wey launched on December 17, 2025, Lai talk say hin appointment no be just by chance, but na years of loyalty and trust wey he build with Buhari. E dey reminisce about di time wey Buhari take enter office on May 29, 2015, and how e no fit name hin cabinet straightaway, but dat one no stop Lai. As di trust dey flow, Buhari quickly drag am join di transition committee in April 2015. Not be joke o!
As Lai tell am, Buhari call am one time say, ‘Lai, where you dey?’ And when Lai answer say e dey Lagos, Buhari no waste time, e quickly ask why e no dey Abuja. Some people fit dey wonder wetin dey happen, but na di confidence wey Buhari get for him basically wey carry am enter di committee wey go dey work with di outgoing administration to review handover notes. Chai! Na wetin dem go call next level sharp sharp!
Lai Mohammed no get wahala at all when dem first name di committee and e no dey included. Instead, im just dey feel grateful say APC don win di election. Na so e talk say Buhari’s personal appointment start di correct relationship wey last until Buhari pass away on July 13, 2025.
For di book, e go back to di time wey Buhari dey get ready for him 100 days in office. One of Buhari’s guys even call am say make e help di spokesmen prepare for di big celebration. Dis na proof say Buhari don dey trust am well well, even before e go fit name ministers. At dat time, only Femi Adesina and Garba Shehu dey represent Buhari.
Lai also carry us back to di days when Buhari first agree to write foreword for im first book, ‘Witness to History’. Dis yarn don bring dem close and dem don dey meet regularly since 2012, especially during di 2015 election time as dey work for APC. E don dey dey go Kaduna dey meet Buhari plus Bola Tinubu and Chief Bisi Akande every week. E be like say di way dem dey relate don build strong trust for di work dem dey do.
As Lai dey reflect on di years wey e serve Buhari, e talk say e don see discipline, integrity, and national service wey Buhari carry come. Na these values make am dey guide hin own conduct for office too! No be easy, my people, but na dis kind relationship dey make dem dey run this politics for Naija. Wetin you sabi about dis matter? Drop your thoughts!
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