Lai Mohammed, minister of
information and culture, says insecurity was prevalent before the
administration of President Muhammadu Buhari.
He said the situation was so dire
that “four-five years ago, nobody in Abuja was sleeping with his or her two
eyes closed”.
Mohammed said this on Friday
after inspecting the venue that will be used to host UN World Tourism
Organisation (UNTWO) commission for Africa meeting.
The meeting will take place from
June 4 to 6 at the Transcorp Hilton in Abuja.
The minister said the country has
made “tremendous progress” in the fight against insecurity and revamping the
economy.
“It is a global structure for you
to tell your own story. We are telling the world the story that in the last
couple of years, Nigeria has been on the bed. But now, we have made tremendous
progress in the fight against insecurity, in revamping the economy and other
sectors,” he said.
“But for the effort of this
government mostly in the area of fighting insecurity, we won’t be hosting this
meeting in Nigeria. When we were bidding to host this conference in 2016, I had
to explain to them that the federal government of Nigeria was on top of the
security situation in Nigeria.
“Four-five years ago, it would
have been impossible to host this conference in Nigeria. I remember that
four-five years ago, nobody in Abuja was sleeping with his or her two eyes
closed. But we are very confident in holding this meeting here because of the
success we have recorded in decapitating Boko Haram.”
The minister said the country
would use the meeting to tell the world that “this is a country in a hurry to
develop”.
“We are expecting about 180
foreign delegates. Already 26 ministers from Africa have signified their
intention to come,” he said.
“We want to use this meeting to
tell the world that Nigeria is not just at peace but that Nigeria is ready to
host the entire world. We will show to them, with the planning and activities
that this is a country in a hurry to develop. During the conference, we are
also organizing a tour of tourist sites within Abuja.”
Mohammed expressed satisfaction
with the level of Nigeria’s preparedness to host the meeting.
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