Lai Mohammed: Buhari Has Done Well with the Change Agenda

Lai Mohammed: Buhari Has Done Well with the Change Agenda

Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, said the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari has “availed itself creditably in the implementation of its change agenda”.

According to a statement issued today by Special Adviser to the minister, Segun Adeyemi, Mohammed made the statement while speaking on the topic: ‘The Change Agenda: The Journey so far’, at the annual general meeting of the Alumni Association of the National Institute (AANI) in Kuru, near Jos last Saturday.

The minister said that: “As far as our change agenda is concerned, the journey so far has been good, and it will definitely get better as we progress.

‎“We have faced and tackled with sincerity and courage, both anticipated and unanticipated challenges. Our major security nightmare, Boko Haram, is fast giving way to a sweet dream, while we have not shied away from taking on other security challenges.

 “We are winning the war against corruption, even as corruption fights back fast and furious. We are committed to diversifying our economy away from oil, while plugging all financial leakages. Our president is working day and night to make our country a respected member of the comity of nations, once again.”

The minister said the All Progressives Congress (APC) campaigned on the core issues of tackling insecurity, especially the insurgency in the North-east, fighting corruption and jump-starting the economy, which encompasses creation of jobs, diversification of the economy away from oil among others.

He noted that the administration had made progress in all three areas. On security, he said while Nigeria had faced the challenges of ethno-religious violence, armed robbery, cattle rustling, kidnapping for ransom, militancy and violent agitations, the most daunting security challenge faced by the country in the past seven to eight years has been the Boko Haram insurgency.

Mohammed added that under the leadership of Buhari, Nigeria has successfully tackled Boko Haram insurgents, adding that this did not happen by accident but due to the efforts of the president in rallying the country’s neighbours as well as the international community to support the country’s war on terror.

“Today, the president’s efforts have paid off. The Boko Haram sect has been massively degraded and it is gradually moving away from the front pages. The insurgents have lost their capacity to carry out the kind of spectacular attacks for which they became infamous. This did not happen by accident.

 “It was the result of purposeful, credible and courageous leadership being provided by President Buhari, who started off by ordering the relocation of the command and control centre of the battle against insurgency from Abuja to Maiduguri, rallied regional and global support for Nigeria’s efforts and boosted the morale and fighting capability of armed troops.”