Don’t Get Heart Attack Over Atiku’s U.S Visa, Ex-APC Chief Advises Lai Moh’d

The Minister of Information, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has been advised against incurring heart attack over his bid to discourage the United States from issuing visa to the presidential candidate of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar.

The advice was issued by an estranged Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr Timi Frank, who on Friday expressed confidence that Mr Atiku will defeat President Muhammadu Buhari of the APC in the 2019 election.

Mr Frank was reacting to Mohammed’s press conference on Thursday, where the minister warned that issuing Atiku U.S visa would amount to endorsing the PDP candidate for 2019 presidency by the United States.

“Our position is that if the former VP already has a US visa, we have no problem about it. What we warn the US Government against is not to give the impression that it is endorsing one particular candidate over the other. That is what is going to happen if, for instance the former VP is granted a visa,” the Information Minister had said.

In his reaction to Mohammed’s statement, Mr Frank wondered why the minister had suddenly become restless over Atiku’s U.S visa issue.

“Why is Lai Mohammed speaking from both sides of the mouth? The Minister is about to lose his job that’s why he is talking like someone under the influence of codein or tramadol. The simple advice for Mr. Mohammed’s close allies is to get him tested for probably the negative effects of banned substances,” said the former APC deputy spokesperson.

“At this stage, it is too late to stop America from granting Atiku entry Visa because the country has confirmed that it has nothing against the Presidential candidate of the PDP.

“Instead of this clueless government to seek for help from the American government in fighting the resurgent Boko Haram and fully liberate the people of the North-east from the hands of insurgents, what is more important to Lai Mohammad and the APC’s government is the issuance of U.S. Visa to Atiku.

“The American government will not fall for propaganda from a lifeless government like that of APC and President Muhammadu Buhari in granting Visa to anybody because it is a place where rule of law is strictly adhered to.

“Unlike a lawless APC government that attempts to disallow rain from dropping on the roof tops of political opponents, the America government is built on trust, fairness, justice and the fear of God,” Frank replied Mohammed.