Lai: Insecurity does not make Nigeria a failed state

Lai Mohammed, minister of information and culture, says Nigeria cannot be categorised as a failed state.

The minister said it is “preposterous” for anyone to declare Nigeria a failed state on the basis of its security challenges.


According to NAN, Mohammed spoke on Thursday in response to a recent article published by the US Council on Foreign Affairs (CFA).

In the article, it was said that “Nigeria is at a point of no return with all the signs of a failed nation”.

The minister, however, said the position of the CFA does not represent an official US policy.

“This declaration is merely the opinions of two persons, former US ambassador to Nigeria and a senior fellow at the council on foreign relations, John Campbell, and the president emeritus of World Peace Foundation, Robert Rotberg,” he said.

“Declaring any nation a failed state is not done at the whims and caprices of one or two persons, no matter their status.


“Just because Nigeria is facing security challenges, which we have acknowledged and which we are tackling, does not automatically make the country a failed state.

“Yes, the council on foreign relations is a prominent US public policy think tank, but its opinion is not that of the U.S.

“Like former US senator Daniel Moynihan said, “you are entitled to your opinion but not your facts”.

Mohammed listed the criteria for a nation to become a failed state to include the inability to provide public service and the inability to interact with other states as a member of the international community.

The minister noted that Nigeria does not meet these criteria.

“Yes, the non-state actors may be rampaging in some parts of the country, they have not and cannot overwhelm this government,’’ he said.

Mohammed said it is not the first time it was predicted that Nigeria would fail or break up.

“We were even once told that Nigeria would break up in 2015. But their doomsday predictions have all failed and will fail again,” he added.

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So, what are the elements of a failed state if insecurity is not one of it, this born liar

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Naso!


This man should get out abeg, Wtf!!
Dem do you? You can never hear any better thing from this man's smelling mouth, Nuisance!

I give up on this man abeg

That is it! This government attached no importance to insecurity

Mr Liar Mohammed has come again.

Aside insecurity, how well have we done in the other aspects?

This man smokes something that's powerful enough to casuse hallucinations

This made in Yoruba lying machine never fails to disappoint. *spit*

This man is a clown

I urge every Nigerians dead or alive to respect anyone supporting Buhari and his APC.

It's not easy to defend FAILURE.

Lai the liar.

He keeps getting better at it

lai is truly a failed and irresponsible character

Buhari has bastardized this country to the point that anyone who tries to support this government will be seen as a liar.....

No truth can come out of Mr liar

What then makes a failed state? Security?

Please what's this man saying again.... If insecurity can't then what will... They are all worried that the cash they take home daily basis will be gone if Nigeria seperates.... Evem with that, they are still not ready to do the needful.. Yeye people at the top controlling this con3

Insecurity aside, how about the economy?

I keep saying this thing that this man is an slowpoke, he is more foolish than buhari

What we handle with levity will deal with us severely. This government is worst than cluelessness. l am ashamed very ashamed of this government l am very afraid for this country.l can't imagine with all that happening in this country the government is still showing insensitivity and playing politics to the gallery.

This man Sha,see before you migrate or visit a country the first and most important thing to consider is security