Lai Mohammed Says Report Of His COVID-19 Infection Is Beer Parlour Gist

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has denied reports that he is in isolation following his infection with the COVID-19 virus describing it as a typical example of fake news.

In a statement issued by Segun Adeyemi, special assistant to the president, office of the Honourable minister of Information, the minister debunked the claims saying that he had been on pubic view especially in the last three days and as such couldn’t  have been carrying the virus around.

“For the record, the Minister does not have Covid-19, hence he is neither in isolation nor receiving treatment anywhere.

“That report, which was first published by an online newspaper and then latched on to by some mainstream lapdog media, once again highlights the uphill task we face in our campaign to stamp out fake news and misinformation.

“The Minister was at the Federal Executive Council meeting on Wednesday, an extraordinary FEC meeting on Thursday and also witnessed the swearing-in of the Minister of State for Works and Housing on Friday.

Further disparaging reports that Lai Mohammed was infected with COVID-19, Adeyemi continued:

“All these events took place at the Villa, where the correspondents of many media organizations are deployed. In fact, the Minister coordinated the post-FEC press briefing on Wednesday and Thursday. Could he have done this from the imaginary isolation centre where he was consigned by a mischievous reporter?

“As a member of the Presidential Steering Committee on Covid-19, the Minister has the added responsibility of leading by example, hence would not have hesitated to publicly announce his Covid-19 status if indeed he has contracted the virus. After all, he is not only fully vaccinated, he has also taken the booster shot, a situation that offers him different layers of protection even if he contracts the virus. For those who contract the virus, they deserve our empathy and  prayers, not stigmatization.

“The media does itself a great disservice by making ‘exclusive news’ out of beer parlor gist. Sooner or later, the truth will come out and a fake-news-peddling-organization will have its credibility dented for good.”

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