The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, says the call for his arrest and prosecution for warning Labor Party Presidential candidate Peter Obi against inciting the public to violence is unjustified.
The minister made the remarks on Wednesday in London while answering a call by Elder Statesman and Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) leader Edwin Clarke that he should be arrested and prosecuted for spreading “false news” about Obi.
“Is it mocking him that the oath of allegiance in Tinubu on May 29th is the same as the military oath of allegiance?
“What false news is there?” asked the minister.
He said Baba-Ahmed never denied the statement he made on live television.
Muhammad also said Obi also did not publicly call his running mate to ask him to order the treasonous remarks.
“The position of the law is clear that anyone aggrieved by the election results must go to court “This does not mean that you should threaten Nigerians and heat up the state just because you lost the election,” he said.
Mohammed insisted that APC won the presidential election “fair and square” and INEC was right to declare Tinubu the winner.
He assured Nigerians and the international community that the president-elect would be sworn in on May 29.
