Tinubu’s Agenda Designed To Position Nigeria Positively – Information Minister
Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris has said that the 8-point agenda of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, is designed to position Nigeria positively within the comity of nations.
He therefore called on Governors to support the agenda even as he said that he was aware of the Nigerians are experiencing hardship due to recent policies and also due to the economic downturn.
Mohammed however said that President Tinubu has also promised that the suffering would give way to a new lease of life in the long run.
The Minister, who stated these on Tuesday, August 29, 2023 when he received in audience, Governor Mohammed Umar Bago of Niger State, said the President had given marching orders to the new Ministers to propagate and conscientize Nigerians on the agenda.
He further said that to cushion the effect of the hardship, the federal government has shared palliatives in the form of assorted grains to complement the special financial intervention that has been distributed to the states.
He said the states have so far shown commitment and support in distributing the palliative materials, and expressed hope that the support will continue.
Mohammed thanked the governor for the visit and for identifying with the vision of President Tinubu.
Earlier, Governor Bago said he was at the Ministry at the head of a high-powered delegation from Niger State to felicitate with the Minister on his appointment, and to thank the President for appointing a consummate professional to be the face of Nigeria.
Bago therefore charged the Information Minister to justify the confidence that Nigerlites have in him and join the state in spreading its vision and mission.
The Governor noted that Niger state being the biggest in terms of land mass, has the potential to feed the world and assured Nigerians that the Minister would perform above and beyond all expectations.
The delegation included members of the National Assembly from the state as well as members of the Niger State Executive Council.
