According to a statement by his media aide, Nnadi Atupulazi, Mohammed is currently on a speaking tour in the United Kingdom, where he is engaging audiences on leadership, governance, and public communication.

The sessions are based on his new book, Headlines and Soundbites: Media Moments That Defined an Administration, which documents his time as Nigeria’s government spokesman from 2015 to 2023.

Mohammed stressed that communication plays a central role in governance, describing it not as a supporting tool but as a core element of political leadership and administration.

He stated that his experience strengthened his conviction that effective communication is essential to both politics and governance.

He also highlighted how strategic messaging helped unify the then-opposition All Progressives Congress (APC), enabling it to challenge and eventually defeat the ruling party in the 2015 general elections.

As part of his engagements, the former minister delivered lectures at the Leadership Speaker Series of the Cambridge International Education Conference at St John’s College, Cambridge, as well as at the London School of Economics.

Speaking at Abbey College, Cambridge, Mohammed traced the evolution of Nigeria’s opposition politics, recalling the aftermath of the 2003 general elections, which he described as a major setback for opposition parties.

He explained how the 1999 elections produced a relatively balanced political landscape among major parties, but said the 2003 polls drastically weakened the opposition, leaving his party with only Lagos State.

According to him, this political setback forced a realignment that eventually led to the formation of successive opposition coalitions, culminating in the emergence of the APC.

Mohammed noted that despite its limited control at the time, the opposition relied heavily on communication to remain relevant, describing it as its most powerful tool.

He said every message had to be carefully crafted to ensure visibility and influence in the public space.

Through consistent messaging and political engagement, he explained, the opposition gradually regained strength, expanding its influence from one state to several before merging into the APC in 2013.

He added that the APC quickly became a dominant opposition force and eventually achieved a historic victory in 2015, when it unseated the ruling party at the national level for the first time.

Mohammed concluded that his experience reaffirmed the importance of communication, describing it as a tool of persistence, clarity, and strategic influence in governance and politics.