Lai Mohammed, former minister of information, says his loyalty to the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Bola Tinubu administration remains intact.
Delivering the 15th convocation lecture of Achievers University in Ondo state on Friday, the ex-minister said he deliberately chose to operate behind the scenes after years of being on the frontline of national politics.
“I am a very loyal member of the APC,” he said.
“I am 100% behind this administration. But I have played my role on the front line. Whatever I need to do now, I will pass it through the back channels.
“I have been very privileged to have been minister for eight years, the longest-serving minister in the history of this country.”
Mohammed said his current focus is on mentorship and knowledge transfer to young Nigerians, especially students across tertiary institutions.
Speaking on the theme, ‘Don’t Just Graduate, Innovate’, the former minister said passing knowledge to the younger generation is necessary to prevent history from repeating itself.
He recalled recent engagements at Yaba College of Technology and Olabisi Onabanjo University, where he delivered lectures to mass communication students.
“They say one reason history repeats itself is because those of us who have been fortunate enough don’t pass the baton, we don’t share the knowledge,” he said.
“And this is what I’m doing now imparting, giving back to society.”
Mohammed added that politics is not something one retires from.
