A former Minister of Information and Culture has said he only the “bad boys” call him “Lie” Mohammed.

Lai Mohammed said this on Tuesday at the National Assembly during his ministerial screening in Abuja.

According to him, his 7-year-old grandchild once asked him why he is called “Lai Mohammed” and he told him that it is the “bad boys” that do so.

The ministerial screening is expected to end on Tuesday before the nominees will be confirmed by the lawmakers.

President Muhammadu Buhari had last week submitted the ministerial list to the lawmakers omitting some expected names