WorldStage Newsonline– Nigeria’s Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has distanced himself from the accusation by the Kwara South Youths Stakeholders that he orchestrated the recent arrest by the police of some youths in the Kwara South.
The Minister in a statement said he had nothing to do with the arrest of the youths in Kwara South, saying, the arrest had nothing to do with the Ward Congress in his hometown of Oro as suspected cultists were also recently arrested and paraded by the police in Ilorin.
“The Hon. Minister wishes to state that the police, in the exercise of its constitutional responsibility, does not need to be goaded by anyone to carry out arrests where necessary,” the statement said.
On the outcome of the election in his Oro Ward 2, the Minister said he had made his observations on the conduct of the election known to the appropriate party authorities, in line with his strong belief in the rule of law.
“Suffice it to say, however, that the only credible Ward election was the one held by the genuine party members in Oro Ward 2. That explains why, after the election, there was a rally around Oro Town that eventually terminated in the country home of the Hon. Minister. He does not believe there is any linkage between the election and the arrests,” the st5atment said.
