Despite hardship, APC boasts Nigerians feeling the ‘change’ promised

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, stated this at a town hall meeting for the South East, organised by the Federal Ministry of Information, adding that the change the party promised is not a ruse.

This is in spite of complains from ,any sectors of the economy over looming hardship, which the president has also acknowledged.

But Mohammed said, “Many have said they are yet to see the change we promised. Many more have called the promise a ruse. In fact, they are now mocking us. But we remain undaunted because we know that the change we promised is real.

“In fact, the change we promised is already here, and it is manifesting all around us. Before now, public officials simply opened the public till, took as much money as they wanted and walked away without consequences.

“That explains why funds allocated to the military to fight Boko Haram ended up in the piggy banks of many unscrupulous Nigerians.

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“Today, all those who looted the public treasury are being made to answer for their actions, as impunity gives way to accountability.

“Many have offered to return their loots, and many more are facing charges,” Mohammed said.

He also said the Muhammadu Buhari-led APC government had successfully crushed the Boko Haram terrorists and not a single territory was being administered by them.

According to him, government is already addressing instances of lopsided appointments President Buhari has been accused of by not only people from South but also some people from the North.

“There are hundreds of appointments yet to be made. It is an evolving scenario and any lop-sidedness is being addressed as we progress,” the minister said.

By Ebere Ndukwu …

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