The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai
Mohammed, has denied being infected with COVID-19.
Mohammed, who is a also member of the Presidential Steering
Committee on COVID-19, said he attended the Federal Executive Council meeting
on Wednesday, the extraordinary meeting of FEC on Thursday and the inauguration
of the new Minister of State for Works and Housing, Muazu Sambo, on Friday
which was covered by the media.
He, therefore, wondered how he could be said to be in
isolation and still be allowed to attend such important events at the
Presidential Villa.
Online medium, Premium Times, had reported that COVID-19 was
ravaging the Presidential Villa. The newspaper said Mohammed as well as several
other Villa officials including the Permanent Secretary, State House, Tijani
Umar; the President’s Aide-de-camp, Yusuf Dodo; his chief security officer,
Aliyu Musa, and his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba
Shehu, had contracted the virus.
Responding, however, Mohammed said, “I read the story and we
still have a great battle on our hands on fake news and mischievous reporting.
I was in the public view on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. I was at FEC on
Wednesday. I coordinated press briefing on Thursday for the extraordinary EFC
meeting. And the minister of power and I addressed media.
“On Friday, I witnessed the swearing-in for minister of
state for power after which we had a security meeting. How can someone who has
had such high level engagements for three days consecutively be ill?
“It is nothing but fake news. I am hale and hearty. Not only
that, I have taken the two doses of the vaccine. I have also taken the Pfizer
booster. I am a member of PSC and I am hale and hearty and I am performing at
optimum level.”
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