by Chi Ibe

The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed today asked Nigerians to keep faith, saying a “long suffering” people will reap benefits.

He said this while meeting with the Broadcasting Organisation of Nigeria (BON) in preparation for the one year anniversary of his administration.

“In the words of Henry David Thoreau, all misfortune is but a stepping stone to fortune,” the minister said. “Change is no instant coffee, it is a process. We are now laying a solid foundation for our country.

“The road will be rough, but as the saying goes, the darker the night, the brighter the morning. Our long suffering people will surely smile again.” he said.

He was joined at the meeting by the Ministers of FCT, Mohammed Bello; Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige; Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola; and Trade and Investment, Okechukwu Enelamah.

He said the administration appreciates the patience and trust of Nigerians.

“This administration is aware that it was not elected to make excuses, but to put the nation back on a sound economic footing, ensure the security of lives and property and banish corruption,” he said.

“We have therefore decided to turn the disaster that we inherited into a blessing by diversifying our economy away from the mono-product of oil, leveraging on agriculture, solid minerals as well as culture and tourism, among others.

He ended by saying of the government had not been elected, there would have “been no economy in the country,” according to the News Agency of Nigeria.

YWriter