The Minister of Information and
Culture, Lai Mohammed has said despite the challenges facing the President
Muhammadu Buhari-led administration since coming to office in May 2015, the
government has not retrenched a single worker.
The Minister also said it
released the names of alleged looters in the country not because it was in a
panic mode but because the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) challenged
it to do so.
He told Independent Newspaper:
“We were challenged to do so. Don’t forget that on their own, the Peoples
Democratic Party (PDP) said that they apologised to Nigerians for the way they
ran Nigeria aground and we said, yes apology is accepted, but please return the
funds. I think one of them challenged us to name those who had stolen money”.
“I think gradually it is becoming
fashionable when you remind PDP that they brought us to this sorry path, they
will say stop talking about what we did, please continue with your own. But we
cannot move. It is important that Nigerians remember how we got here and the
same people who have made no atonement say that they want to come back to power
in 2019.
“So, it is important for us to
remind them. Let me tell you, this government is not in any panic mood. We are
so proud of our achievements that in less than three years I can stand up and
say this is what we have achieved in the area of security; this is what we have
achieved in the economy, in the area of ease of doing business.
“There is no area we have not
made our mark. We lifted Nigeria from number 165 in the ease of doing business
to 145. It is not a mean feat! And we exited recession at a time when the price
of crude was low; we were in recession when we implemented the diversification
of the economy.”
“It is on record that despite all
these challenges we have not retrenched one person. So, why should we be
afraid? Why should we panic? I don’t see any reason why we should panic; I
think it is the imagination of people that the government is panicky. No!” He
said.
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This man is full of lies, but the hardship of the economy indirectly affected many organizations to a stand still
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