Lai Mohammed’s biography, facts, career, awards, net worth, and life story IntroNigerian lawyers LawyerFrom NigeriaType Law
Gender male
Birth 6 December 1951
Age69 years
Star sign Sagittarius My IDlai-Mohammed
Lai Mohammed is currently Nigeria’s Minister of Information and Culture, a Nigerian lawyer, and former National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Biography
He was born into the family of Alh Mohammed Adekeye in 1952. He earned a bachelor’s degree in French from Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife in 1975 and Law degrees from the University of Lagos and the Nigerian Law School in 1986
and Alhaji Lai Mohammed as a Lawyer co-founded the legal firm of Edu & Mohammed as a Senior Partner in 1989.
In Business
Alhaji Lai Mohammed is an astute businessman and served as the Chairman of Optmedia Limited, a subsidiary of Afromedia Plc since December 18, 2008. He served as a Director of Afromedia PLC since May 2011.
Alhaji Mohammed is also a fellow of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) and worked as Public Relations Officer for almost 10 years with the Nigerian Airport Authority, now Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN).
In Politics
In October 2002, Alhaji Lai Mohammed was a candidate for governor in the April 2003 Kwara State elections on the Alliance for Democracy platform.
He was assaulted and five vehicles in his convoy were smashed in front of Senator Suleiman Ajadi’s campaign office at Oke-Onigbin during a festivity.
He served as Governor Tinubu’s Chief of Staff during his first term and did avail himself very well in the tasks.
Lai Mohammed was an active politician and was the National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in Nigeria.
He was on November 11, 2015, sworn in by President Muhammadu Buhari as Minister of Information and Culture following his appointment and successful screening by the Nigerian Senate.
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