Nothing Life Threatening About Buhari’s Medical Condition – Lai Mohammed
Alhaji Lai Mohammed, Minister of Information and Culture[/caption]
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed has said that there is no cause for alarm over President Muhammadu Buhari’s health as he is not in a life threatening situation.
He made the statement in Umuahia at the second town hall meeting for the South-east and the launch of the national reorientation campaign, “Change Begins With Me’’ in Abia.
The minister further stated there was no need for regular briefings on the president’s health, as the president was not in a critical condition.
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He said, “I can say here very boldly and confidently that there is absolutely no cause for alarm. Mr. President called me at 2.43 p.m. on Saturday and we spoke.
“If Mr. President is in the hospital or is critically ill, as Minister of Information, I will give daily bulletins on his health.
“Mr. President is neither critically ill nor in the hospital and there is nothing life threatening about the checks he is going through,” he said.
On Nigeria’s economy, the minister said, “If one person was found with almost $10 million in an uncompleted house and another with $136 million in a fake account and another with N7 billion, how can the economy survive that kind of looting. Naturally, the price of commodities will go up.
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“These are funds meant for the development of infrastructure and for the provision of services.
“That is why you cannot do anything with the economy without first facing corruption squarely.
“But the good news is that the government is doing both together, as we are fighting corruption, we are also making sure that we get out of recession by investing heavily on infrastructure,” he added.
