The
Minister for Information, Arts and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has commended Nigerians
for their perseverance and understanding, urging them to look forward to better
times in 2017.
Mr. Mohammed spoke to
journalists at a programme tagged “A special evening of music and camaraderie
to usher in the Yuletide season”, organised by the Lagos State Government at
the State House, Alausa.
“We give thanks to God
that we are alive; by the grace of God, next year will be much easier.
“2016 has not been a
particularly easy year even for governance because the economy has not done
much as well as we thought.
“This is not because of
incompetence on the part of government but because of the general global
slowdown and this affected commodity prices,” Mr. Mohammed said.
According
to him, despite all, the government tried its best, especially in the face of
challenges with the Niger DeIta, and has more than thrice intervened and bailed
out some states.
Mr. Mohammed commended
Nigerians for their perseverance and understanding and urged them to continue
to support the government.
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