Ahead of its one year anniversary,
the Federal Government on Thursday in Abuja appreciated Nigerians for their
“support, endurance and perseverance’’.
The Minister of Information and
Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed gave the appreciation at a meeting with members of
Broadcasting Organisation of Nigeria (BO).
The meeting was attended by four
other ministers who spoke on the achievements and challenges in their
ministries and interacted with those in attendance. They are Ministers of FCT,
Mohammed Bello, Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, Power, Works and Housing,
Babatunde Fashola, and Trade and Investment, Okechukwu Enelamah. Mohammed
appreciated the unprecedented trust that Nigerians reposed in the leadership of
President Muhammadu Buhari to steer the ship of state to safe shores. He
acknowledged that the nation was passing through a very difficult situation
with the loss of more than 60 per cent of national income due to the crash in
the price of crude oil. File: APC chieftains with Obasanjo yesterday during
Buhari's presidential campaign to Abeokuta. File: APC chieftains with Obasanjo
yesterday during Buhari’s presidential campaign to Abeokuta. The minister
assured that the government would deliver on its election campaign promises to
Nigerians.
“This administration is aware that
it was not elected to make excuses, but to put the nation back on a sound
economic footing, ensure the security of lives and property and banish
corruption. “We have therefore decided to turn the disaster that we inherited
into a blessing by diversifying our economy away from the mono-product of oil,
leveraging on agriculture, solid minerals as well as culture and tourism, among
others. “In the words of Henry David Thoreau, all misfortune is but a stepping
stone to fortune,” he said. The minister reassured Nigerians that the change
promised was real, in spite of the tough situation of the moment.
“Change is no instant coffee, it is
a process. We are now laying a solid foundation for our country. “The road will
be rough, but as the saying goes, the darker the night, the brighter the
morning. Our long suffering people will surely smile again.” he said. Mohammed
stressed that if the government had not been elected, there would have been no
economy in the country. On the scorecard of the administration in the past one
year, Mohammed said significant achievements were recorded in security, economy
and the fight against corruption. (NAN)
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