The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, while fielding questions in an interview he granted to Punch News, said Nigerians are not appreciating Buhari's administration despite efforts being made to restore the Nation's lost glory.
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In less than three years time, there will be another presidential election and the APC could be voted out, considering the situation in the country. How does that make you feel?
If our intention was to secure eight years without working for the people and laying a foundation for a better tomorrow, then we would be the most unfortunate government to come to power. We have come to government to bring that change. That change will come and people will judge us by our commitment and honesty and by the time they start seeing the results of our efforts, I have no doubt that all the pessimists would be proven wrong. Then again, a government cannot achieve everything in 15 months but you are already judging us as if we have been there for three years. Nobody is even giving us credit for being able to keep the ship of the state afloat. In Venezuela, which has a similar story like ours and has one of the world’s largest deposits of oil reserve, their leaders squandered all the money. Today, people are queuing up to buy soaps there. We are not saying people should start singing our praise for no reason, no, we are aware of the enormity of the challenges but we are up to the task.
Culled from Punch
