VIDEO: Watch the moment Lai Mohammed said Senegal makes better Jollof than Nigeria

Nigerians on Twitter have lambasted the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, for his comment on which country has the best jollof rice.

In an interview with CNN’s Richard Quest, the minister was asked which country makes the best jollof rice and he responded by saying Senegal.

The jollof rice battle has been a social media trend between Nigerians and Ghanaians but with the recent response by the minister, Nigerians have displayed a high level of displeasure on twitter.

Mr. Quest in response to these reactions tried to clear the air.

He said “To be clear. The Minister misheard; he thought I asked, who first created jollof rice – hence his (correct) answer Senegal”.

Nigerians predictably had diverse opinions about the comment and quickly took to twitter to express their opinions. See video below:

We need to deport this man to Senegal "@KraksTV: RT till Lai Mohammed gets this 😭😡 #Traitor pic.twitter.com/1E8l4nUyDS"

— One Hustler Like Dat (@swish_mr) April 29, 2017