Nigeria, April 27 -- When Lai Mohammed took his engagements to the United Kingdom - with stops at Abbey College Cambridge, the University of Cambridge, and the London School of Economics and Political Science - the objective was clear: to present Nigeria's story from a first-hand perspective and address widely held misconceptions about key national issues.

In many ways, the engagements achieved that purpose.

The engagements, facilitated by Olugbenga Ogunbode, the CEO of TIEC group, offered a unique opportunity for the former minister to clear the air on some of the misinformation about the Nigerian government as regards free speech, religious tolerance, and alleged complicity in indifference to terror attacks by insurgents.

Through int...