This is an article written
by Reno Omokri. Please read on. Last week, Lai Mohammed, the infamous minister
of information (if you can call what he does information) denied being a liar
and rhetorically asked newsmen interviewing him to “give me one thing that I
have said which is not true."
When I read that, I thought
that perhaps he had repented from his demonic past time of lying. But it
appears I spoke too soon and I was too hopeful!
I say this because just days after justifying
himself and in response to the US congress citing Nigeria as "as the most
dangerous place for Christians in the world", Lai Mohammed had the
following to say:
"Such fallacies like
the Islamization of Nigeria, the killing of Christians by Muslims, the
labelling of Nigeria as the most dangerous place for Christians in the world".
I do not know about the
Islamization of Nigeria and I doubt that President Muhammadu Buhari has such
intentions, but to say that "the killing of Christians by Muslims" is
a 'fallacy' is a special kind of lie that could only have proceeded from the lips
of a man whose own parents saw the perfidious destiny ahead of him and chose to
name their child Lai accordingly!
I know for a fact that
thousands of Christians have been killed by Muslims since President Muhammadu
Buhari came to power including hundreds in Southern Kaduna (possibly
thousands), even more hundreds in Agatu in Benue (although the Agatu Community
Elders said over 6,000 of their people have been killed) hundreds in Bali and
Donga Local Government Areas of Taraba, over a hundred killed in Enugu,
hundreds in Delta, and multiple other deaths of Christians at the hands of
radical extremists Fulani herdsmen Muslims.
This is besides the
thousands of Christians killed by Boko Haram and Evangelist Bridget Agbahime
beheaded in Kano (and whose suspected killers were discharged and acquitted on
the instructions of the Kano state attorney general) and Pastor Eunice Elisha
killed in Kubwa after morning ministration (whose killers were not surprisingly
never charged).
Lai Mohammed has a very
distinguished career in lying. I imagine that if he could find his way there,
Lucifer will gladly give him a honorary PhD from the university of the Pit of
Hell!
Elsewhere I have detailed
his lies but in this piece I want to inform my readers of a troubling pattern I
am noticing which is that lying seems to be the default pattern of
communication for not just Lai, but the ruling All Progressive Congress and its
members and sympathizers and I will prove it.
Two years ago, Reverend
Father Ejike Mbaka, a known APC surrogate LIED that former President Jonathan
wanted to kill him. Today, hunger is killing Nigerians and Mbaka's lying mouth
is silent!
Again In 2013 Pastor Tunde
Bakare, another known APC surrogate, accused Dr. Goodluck Jonathan of
BELITTLING his office by kneeling down for Pastor Adeboye to pray for him. I
also wonder if he thought king David belittled himself by kneeling down for
Samuel to pray for and anoint him. Anyhow, today the same Pastor Tunde Bakare
is quiet as President Muhammadu Buhari has belittled the Naira to the extent
that $1 now exchanges for ₦500.
Two years ago Reverend
Father Mbaka preached a sermon against then President Goodluck Jonathan titled
'From Goodluck to Badluck'. As things unfold today, I hope he is proud of
himself! In 2012, Tunde Bakare preached a sermon and said "Up, up Jesus;
down, down Jonathan". I hope he is proud of himself today!
Let me tell them that the
Goodluck Jonathan they preached against is now the toast of the world. He is
more relaxed and at peace with himself. He is celebrated by world leaders and
world institutions. I remind both of them that he whom God has blessed, no Mbaka
or Bakare can curse-Numbers 23:8.
And then just this week,
the notoriously lousy minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi told Nigerians to
wait until 2019 before judging the APC.
Said Amaechi, “we did not
promise you that those challenges will be solved in one year or you would have
given us a one-year mandate. But you gave us four years mandate, so wait till
the end of four years before you can conclude that we have not done well.”
Amaechi must think all
Nigerians suffer from Attention Deficit Disorder like him. We have not
forgotten that a member of the board of trustees of the All Progressive
Congress, a honorable man, a honest man and a trustworthy man in the person of
former information minister (it is sad that he has to share that title with someone
like Lai Mohammed) chief Tony Mommoh said and I quote “Stone us if within two years the current
government fails to reverse the situation".
So, no Amaechi. We are not
going to wait for 2019. The APC has been two years in the saddle and not only has
the APC failed, it has made things worse!
To put things in
perspective, Nigerians cannot name even one promise that the APC led federal
government has kept. Not even one.
You may say to me that, at
this stage former President Jonathan had not kept his promise and I will
respond that you are wrong.
By his first 100 days in
office then President Jonathan had achieved a lot including the following which
is not even exhaustive:
Nigeria’s oil industry
expanded by 20% and we reclaimed our position as Africa’s
largest oil exporter which
we had hitherto
ost to Angola.
Recognized by OPEC in July
as the
2nd largest oil exporter
2nd only to Saudi
Arabia. It was the first
time Nigeria has
recorded such a feat.
Inflation reduced to almost
single digit (by the first anniversary it was single digit) as the
administration enforced tighter fiscal
policies e.g. the cashless
policy.
In June of 2011 the
Consumer Price Index
showed an inflation rate of
10.2% which
dropped to 9.4% in July
being the lowest
rate in the preceding 4
years.
Foreign Reserves rose by
10% to $35
billion.
Nigeria’s GDP growth rate
month over month continued to grow from 6.7%
in May to 6.9% in July of
2011.
Nigeria declared top three
investment
destinations in Africa
(number 2) by the
independent Africa Business
Panel in
the Netherlands.
Nigeria generated power at
her highest level ever (4000mw) which was still
far from enough but which
will improve
monthly (under Buhari it
has reduced to below 3,000MWs)
Nigerian Railway
Corporation
commenced Mass Transit
Services in 5 of
6 geo-political zones. Last
zone came
on stream by year end 2011.
With the establishment of
the Nigerian Sovereign Investment Authority
then President Jonathan
facilitated direct investments into infrastructure with priority areas being
Power and Roads.
The Federal Government also
awarded contracts for
various road
projects across the country
whose impact
will we're felt nationwide.
Launched NigeriaSat-2
and
NigeriaSat-X Satellites to
expand
Internet Bandwidth and
provide early
warning to prevent natural
disasters.
Then President Jonathan
introduced the policy of engaging the Private Sector on kerosine pricing and
price reduced between May and September, 2011.
In Recognition of the
sacrifices of youth
corps members, then
President Jonathan approved upward review of allowances from 9,700 to 19,800
Naira.
Implementation of Minimum
Wage
Increase for Nigerian
Workers to 18,900
Naira monthly.
35% Slot For Women in the
cabinet.
Deepened Security and
expanding
Peace in the Niger Delta.
Reduced kidnapping in South
East
with implementation of then
President Jonathan's order establishing the 14 Brigade of the army in Ohafia,
Abia state.
Maritime Safety was ensured
and stabilized in the last
100 days.
A stellar cabinet
comprising former
MDs of the World Bank &
Goldman
Sachs, Chairperson
Accenture and
multiple PHds.
The National Automobile
Council
established an Automotive
Development
Fund to resuscitate the
automobile
industry and generate jobs.
Approval for genuine
foreign
investors to obtain visas
at the point of entry to facilitate FDI investments.
Model Skills Training
Centers in
Abuja- collaboration
between Industrial
Training Fund & the
Institute for Technical Education, Singapore.
24. Establishment of the
Nigerian Vehiclee Credit Purchase scheme.
All these and more were
achieved by Jonathan within his first 100 days. In two years President Buhari has
not achieved half of these.
By his first year Jonathan
had built 9 new federal universities in Katsina, Gombe, Nasarawa, Kogi, Taraba,
Jigawa, Ekiti, Ebonyi and Bayelsa.
Before the end of his
tenure he had built 3 additional federal universities (bringing the total built
to 12) and 165 almajiri schools.
By his first year Jonathan
had, according to the UN, increased Nigeria's life expectancy from 47 years to
51.
He had, according to the US
based International Food Policy Research Institute, reduced hunger in Nigeria
from 16.3 points to 15 points. Today hunger levels have risen in President
Buhari's Nigeria.
When Fulani herdsmen struck
in Plateau state, President Jonathan did not waste time. In July of 2012, he
sent soldiers to go and raid them and rout them from their hideouts in the
bush. On the day the soldiers were going to the bush on July 15, 2012, this is
what Nasir Elrufai, the current governor of Kaduna state said in a tweet. Mind
you, I am quoting word for word.
"We will write this
for all to read. Anyone, soldier or not that kills the Fulani takes a loan
repayable one day no matter how long it takes."
Today, Fulani herdsmen are
having a field day killing Nigerians in almost every state of the country. What
has this government done? Have they sent soldiers after them? Have they
arrested them? In Enugu pregnant women were hacked to death, a seminarian was
killed. Married women were raped and killed. In Southern Kaduna hundreds have
been killed. Whole communities ravaged. In Agatu, hundreds have been killed, in
Delta so many lives lost to Fulani herdsmen, yet during Christmas as herdsmen
were killing our brothers and sisters in Southern Kaduna the government mounted
up to 100 road blocks with soldiers and policemen all over the Southeast and
called it operation python dance. Where they were needed, they were not there!
Where they were not needed, they were 'dancing'!
This government claims to
be fighting corruption. You and I know that the Secretary to the Government of
the Federation was caught when his own company was awarded an over inflated
contract to cut grass in the Northeast and then money was paid into his company
account that he controlled as the signatory.
The same President that
stormed the homes of Supreme Court justices in the wee hours of the morning. The
same President that allowed DSS agents to storm apostle Suleiman's hotel room
in Ado Ekiti, turned to a letter writer and wrote to the Senate in a
very clumsy effort to absolve the Secretary to the Government of the Federation
using lies that he was not invited to defend himself. Meanwhile the Senate
invited him and a director in the SGF's office acknowledged receipt of the
invitation.
Meanwhile in 2012 when the
then minister of power, Professor Barth Nnaji was accused of conflict of
interest, President Jonathan fired him immediately. He did not write letters.
He did not defend him. He fired him. In 2014 when the then aviation minister
was accused of involvement in buying over inflated cars President Jonathan
sacked her.
So my question to Nigerians
is this. Who is fighting corruption between Buhari and Jonathan?
Adolf Hitler said "If
you tell a big enough lie and tell it frequently enough, it will be
believed."
The APC is using a
propaganda technique known as the Big Lie that was propounded by Adolf Hitler
in his 1925 book mein kampf. According to Hitler you tell a lie so
"colossal" that no one would believe that someone "could have
the impudence to distort the truth so
infamously."
Let me ask you, the APC
federal government said that the previous National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo
Dasuki embezzled $2.1 billion in an arms scam deal.
Now go through the charges
they are preferring against him of in court and calculate the amount in those
charges. It is not up to 10% of the amount they claimed was stolen.
The man himself said he
never stole and is waiting to defend himself in court. All of a sudden the APC
federal government said they want a secret trial.
The sane people that
accused him publicly, the same APC that has been leaking stories to the press
suddenly do not want the press to be involved in Dasuki's trial.
They claim it is in the
interest of national security. But what national security interests are they
protecting? After all, they said the man did not buy weapons. They said he
stole the money. So, what possible national security interests could they be
protecting if he did not really buy weapons?
They are not protecting any
national security interests. They are protecting party interests because they
know that if the case is allowed to be tried in the public it will become clear
that Dasuki is innocent and the charges against him are spurious and a part of
the 'Big Lie' told a la Adolf Hitler.
Let the Federal Government
try Dasuki publicly. I repeat, let them try Dasuki publicly if they have
nothing to hide.
You see, they do have a lot
to hide because the APC is the biggest scam of the 21st Century! They scammed
you with a lie so big you could not believe they were lying and now that you
know they are lying they want to disenfranchise you by using the phenomenon of
'inconclusive elections' which is the only major thing they have achieved since
coming into office!
You see, Lai Mohammed and
his APC are uncommonly gifted liars, but no matter how far and fast their lies
have travelled, it must eventually be overtaken by truth!
After all, as Bob Marley
sang, you can fool some people some time, but you can't fool all the people all
the time!
Omokri is the founder of
the Mind of Christ Christian Center in California, author of Shunpiking: No
Shortcuts to God and Why Jesus Wept and the host of Transformation with Reno
Omokri
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