Member of Parliament for Tamale Central, Ibrahim Murtala Mohammed, has leveled accusations against Communications Minister Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, alleging plagiarism of a statement from the Nigerian Communication Commission during a parliamentary briefing on the country's network challenges.

During her presentation, the Ablekuma West MP outlined government measures to tackle internet interruptions.

However, speaking to journalists, Murtala Mohammed condemned the Minister's alleged plagiarism, deeming it unacceptable.

He pointed out that many of the Minister's statements were directly copied from a Nigerian Communication Commission statement.

Describing the Minister's conduct as unacceptable, Murtala Mohammed stressed that Parliament, as a house of records, expects original information from Ministers on critical matters.

“Parliament is a house of records and when Ministers are to appear before Parliament to provide information of a very important issue like the internet interruption we are facing, the least we expect from the Minister is to tell us something that is not original.

“When the minister was making the statement, I went to the Nigerian Communication Commission website, and I realized that many of the things the minister said were taken directly from a statement which was issued by the Nigerian Communication Commission word to word and I really think it is just unacceptable.

“But some of us are not surprised, H.E. the president in his first inaugural address, plagiarized four American presidents.”

Internet disruption: Communications Minister plagiarised her entire statement. - Murtala Mohammed #JoyNews pic.twitter.com/GWnG1sGnhN— JoyNews (@JoyNewsOnTV) March 18, 2024