Faulty aircraft report is not from me - Lai Mohammed

The minister of Information and Culture asks Nigerians to disregard the news attributed to him in which he was alleged to have said the president won't be coming back today as a result of faulty plane

- President Buhari is expected to return to the country today January 5 and he is also expected to resume work on Monday January 6

- In a latest development, President Muhammadu Buhari has written the National Assembly of his desire to extend his vacation citing medical reasons.

President Buhari is expected back in the country today January 5 after a 10-day medical vacation in the United Kingdom

Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the minister of Information and Culture has denied speaking on the return of President Muhammadu Buhari.

President Buhari is expected to return to the country today January 5 and he is also expected to resume work on Monday January 6 after a 10-day holiday in the United Kingdom.

However, the minister of information has denied the rumour attributed to him that says the President won’t return because of a faulty aircraft.

Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the minister of Information and Culture has denied speaking on the return of president

In a statement by his aide, Mr. Segun Adeyemi, the minister said that: “Our attention has been drawn to a report quoting the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, as saying the President’s return to Nigeria may be hampered by a faulty aircraft.

“The minister has not spoken to anyone on the issue of the President’s return, hence this report is another from the stable of the purveyors of fake news and should be disregarded.”

Recall that on Thursday, January 19, 2017, President Muhammadu Buhari left Nigeria for a 10-day medical vacation in the United Kingdom, leaving Yemi Osinbajo his Vice President as Acting President.