The Federal Government has said it has no further excuses to make for
plunging Nigeria into recession, commending the people for their
resilience in the face of hardship the country is facing.
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, stated this
in a keynote address at the 4th Commonwealth Public Relations Congress in
Lagos.
“We are not unaware of the harsh effects of the recession on the citizens.
We share in their pains and we make no excuses as we continue to work
round the clock to ensure that this tough time is quickly brought to an
end. The good news is that the prognosis for a quick end to the recession
is encouraging.
He said that government shares in the pains Nigerians are going through
and will make no excuses as it will continues to work round the clock to
ensure that this tough time is quickly brought to an end.
Mohammed said that government was pleased with Nigerians for their
resilience despite the tough times occasioned by the economic recession,
assuring that the government remains focused on implementing realistic
policies that will reverse the trend.
“As the saying goes, the recession is a bend in the road, not the end of
the road. The challenge for us as a government is to turn the bend, and we
are doing just that,” he said.
He said while the Buhari Administration rode to power on the crest of
change, there can be no change without discomforts.