Information Minister Lai Mohammed has been hit pointblank while breezing about in the US, projecting President Muhammadu Buhari to Madison Avenue and other transnational media powerhouses.
So far he has met with journalists from the BBC, VOA, Politico, Reuters, the Washington Post, the Atlantic Council, and the United States Institute of Peace where he just got some assessment of his work as minister.
Johnnie Carson, a senior advisor, at institute told Mohammed the think tank has been monitoring him, and it recognizes all he does for Nigeria.
“It is my great pleasure to have Mr Lai Mohammed here because we recognise the work he is doing in Nigeria,” Carson said.
“We had a very good and productive conversation about a number of social, economic and security issues relating to Nigeria.
“It was a broad, full and frank exchange of views and friendly one as well.”
Mohammed equally recognized the highly cerebral Carson who has served as America’s ambassador in a number of countries.
“One of the most important take-away is the offer by his Excellency that I should come back here to address a wider cross-section of opinion leaders and moulders.”