FG HAS CREDIBLE EVIDENCE OF PLANS TO SUBVERT GOVERNMENT – MINISTER

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has said
the Federal Government has credible evidence on the unrelenting
efforts of the political opposition and their cohorts to subvert the
government and cause mayhem in the country.

The Minister, who made the remarks at the 12th Annual Lai Mohammed
Ramadan Lecture in Oro, Kwara State, on Saturday, said the alarm the
government raised a few days ago, that the PDP and its presidential
candidate are doing everything possible to sabotage the Buhari
Administration, is credible.

“As you are aware, a few days ago we raised the alarm that either by
themselves or via their proxies, the PDP and its presidential
candidate are doing everything possible to sabotage the Buhari
Administration, generally overheat the polity and make Nigeria
seemingly ungovernable. Of course you are aware of similar alarms that
have been raised by the police, the military and the DSS.

“Our interventions are based on credible evidence, and no government
with the kind of evidence that we have, of plans to subvert the power
of the state, attack the nation’s economic live wire and generally
unleash mayhem on the polity, will keep quiet. The security agencies
are all alert to their responsibilities and will not sit by and allow
anyone to reverse the gains of our democracy under any guise,” he
said.

Alhaji Mohammed said since the government and the security agencies
raised the alarm, pseudo and partisan analysts have teamed up with the
spokesmen for the main opposition party and its presidential candidate
to either exhibit their ignorance or to engage in red herring and name
calling.

But he assured that the government will neither be distracted nor be dissuaded.

The Minister said as Muslim faithful observe the holy month of Ramadan
with fasting, prayers, self-purification, renewed focus on religion
and sense of community, it is appropriate to call on all Nigerians to
pray for ”our dear country, to pray for peace and unity”, especially
as the May 29th inauguration of the President approaches.