Former Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed, says his national prominence was built on exposing the weakness of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) government between 2006 and 2015.
Naijaonpoint reports that Mohammed, who served as Information Minister for eight years under the administration of former President Muhammadu Buhari, made this known on Friday while delivering a convocation lecture, titled “Don’t just graduate, innovate,” at the Achievers University, Owo, Ondo State.
The lecture was part of activities marking the institution’s 15th convocation ceremony.
Speaking at the event, Mohammed recalled serving as an opposition spokesperson and urged the graduating students not to fear failure, noting that perseverance had shaped his own political journey, particularly during the PDP’s dominance.
He said, “Failure is not the opposite of success. It is part of the journey to success. You must reinvent yourself relentlessly. It is the only way to stay relevant.
“Between 2006 and 2015, I rose to national prominence as opposition spokesperson for the Action Congress, Action Congress of Nigeria, and All Progressives Congress by relentlessly exposing weaknesses in the ruling PDP government and shaping national discourse.
“Through constant, research-driven media interventions via press conferences, interviews or press releases, sometimes issued three times in one day, my team and I became more credible than the government, set the national agenda and effectively operated as an ‘alternative government.’
“Our fearlessness, innovation and omnipresence made us powerful, even as I faced harassment, arrests and worked without pay. The DSS arrested me in Osogbo, and the police arrested me in Lagos. Through it all, I was unrelenting. I could not be intimidated.”
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