{"id":100913,"date":"2022-11-02T15:39:05","date_gmt":"2022-11-02T14:39:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=100913"},"modified":"2022-11-02T15:39:05","modified_gmt":"2022-11-02T14:39:05","slug":"no-regrets-being-buharis-minister-says-lai-mohammed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/no-regrets-being-buharis-minister-says-lai-mohammed\/","title":{"rendered":"No Regrets Being Buhari\u2019s Minister, Says Lai Mohammed"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed says he has no regret being a minister in the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The minister stated this in Abuja when he appeared before the Senate Committee on Information and National Orientation to defend the ministry\u2019s 2023 budget proposal.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Responding to a question by a member of the committee, the minister said it was a privilege for him to be called upon to serve his fatherland and he had been discharging his duties effectively.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Speaking on his challenges, the minister said the ministry was not adequately funded to discharge its mandate of management of the image and reputation of the country and the promotion of its cultures.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>He said with the advent of the new media, his job, like that of other information managers, became more cumbersome.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>He expressed, regret, however, that there was no corresponding funding to match new problems being created by the social media.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The minister said notwithstanding the challenges, the ministry recorded tremendous achievements in the past seven years when he had been the minister.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cWhat I would consider the biggest achievement is deepening information flow between the government and the governed.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cDemocracy is about the participation of all citizens, and nothing enhances citizens\u2019 participation more than enhancing a two-way communication between the government and the governed,\u2019\u2019 he said.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>In enhancing people\u2019s participation in governance, the minister said he introduced town hall meetings where ministers told Nigerians what they were doing.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The meetings also afforded Nigerians opportunities to ask questions in a no-holds-barred manner and also offer suggestions to government, he said.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Mohammed said till date, the ministry had held more than 20 town hall meetings on major issues across the six geopolitical zones of the country.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The minister said he had regular media briefings, media appearances and had engaged in massive advocacy on issues of national importance to sensitise the public.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The advocacies, according to him, included seeking support for the military, advocacy against fake news, disinformation and hate speech and advocacy against abuse of social media.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The minister said the ministry massively showcased the achievements of the administration through media tours of government projects across Nigeria.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cWe have regularly engaged with the international media and international NGOs to deepen their knowledge on critical national issues and ensure a positive global perception of the country.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cWe have deepened stakeholders engagements, held meetings with professional media bodies like the Nigeria Union of Journalists, the National Association of Women Journalists, Broadcasting Organisations of Nigeria and Newspaper Proprietors Association of Nigeria,\u2019\u2019 he said.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Mohammed said the ministry also embarked on massive advocacy to enlighten Nigerians about COVID-19, the pandemic that killed almost seven million people across the world.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>He said without vaccines and drugs at the beginning of the pandemic, information was the most potent way to curtail the spread of the virus.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The minister said he launched \u201cChange Begins with Me\u2019\u2019 campaign aimed at attitudinal change among Nigerians.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>He said the ministry spearheaded changes in the Nigerian Broadcasting Code and the Act setting up the Advertising Regulatory Council of Nigeria to enhance their efficiency and effectiveness.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Mohammed said the ministry successfully hosted two international events.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>They were the 61st meeting of African Ministers in charge of Tourism, under the UN World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO), and the recently-concluded 2022 UNESCO Global Media and Information Literacy Week.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The minister added that the ministry would soon host the UNWTO global 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