Lai Mohammed presents books to mark President Muhammadu Buhari’s posthumous birthday
The first posthumous birthday of President Muhammadu Buhari will be commemorated on December 17, 2025, with the public presentation of a book written by Alhaji Lai Mohammed, who had served as Minister of Information and Culture in the Buhari years, 2015-2023.
President Buhari would have turned 83, but had passed away on July 13, 2025.
Entitled Headlines & Soundbites: Media Moments that Defined an Administration, the book is an insider chronicle of governance, communication and nation-building during the Buhari era.
Scheduled to hold at the Shehu Musa Yar’Adua Centre by 10 am, Chairman of the event is Chief Bisi Akande, CFR, former Governor of Osun State, and pioneer Interim National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, (APC).
Expected as Royal Father of the Day is the Sultan of Sokoto, His Eminence Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar 111, CFR, leading a team of other eminent royal fathers from across the country.
Wife of the departed President, Her Excellency, Aisha Muhammadu Buhari, is Mother of the Day.
A battery of eminent businessmen and industrialists will serve as Chief launchers, including Sir Dr Kesington Adebukunola Adebutu, GCON; Alhaji Aliko Dangote, GCON; Alhaji Abdusamad Rabiu, CFR, CON; Alhaji Nasiru Danu, OFR, who is the Sardaunan Dutse; and Aare Kola Oyefeso, an accomplished entrepreneur.
Keynote Speaker at the event is former Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Prof Oladapo Afolabi, OON, CFR, who will speak on the topic: Nigeria’s Unfulfilled Global Community Expectations.
Mr Segun Adeniyi, former presidential spokesman and Chairman Editorial Board, ThisDay Newspaper, is Book Reviewer.
Speaking on the book, Alhaji Mohammed, CON, says: “It will serve both as a commemoration of President Buhari’s life and legacy, and as a reflection on the policies, programmers and values that shaped his tenure.”
Headlines & Soundbites: Media Moments that Defined an Administration documents the author’s stewardship of a vast and complex ministry, covering information management, cultural development, tourism promotion, and national orientation. It also offers a unique window into how major national policies were shaped, defended and communicated.
