The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has lashed out at critics who claimed the administration of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd), has failed in the area of economic development.

He said that such statements are borne out of ignorance since infrastructure “is a key driver of economic development”.

He explained this while giving his opening remarks at the ongoing 18th edition of the PMB scorecard series.

“Critics of the Administration are wont to say that while it has done well in the area of infrastructure, it has not fared well in the area of the economy. With due respect, statements
like this are borne out of ignorance”.


“Let me say that the Buhari Administration is ready to deliver another dividend of democracy to
Nigerians. As you are aware, the much-ballyhooed Second Niger Bridge has been completed and will soon be commissioned. Well, I am happy to announce today that another highly-valuable bridge and road are ready for commissioning in the next few weeks”.


“I am talking here of the 2.055km Loko-Oweto Bridge over River Benue and the 74-kilometre Nasarawa-Loko Road linking Nasarawa and Benue States. The road and the bridge are a game changer and economy-booster for the two states in particular and the nation in general”.

“As you are aware, critics of the Administration are wont to say that while it has done well in the area of infrastructure, it has not fared well in the area of the economy. With due respect, statements like this are borne out of ignorance. This is because infrastructure is a key driver of economic development, meaning that when you are building modern infrastructure as this Administration is doing, you are actually putting in place the building blocks of economic and social development. When you are constructing roads and bridges, you create jobs as you will employ workers, you trigger economic activities as you will buy sand, granite, cement and other
construction materials, you create a mini-economy around the construction site as food sellers and others converge there to cater to the needs of the workers”.

“Let me illustrate this further with the Nasarawa-Loko Road and the Loko-Oweto Bridge. These infrastructures alone have cut the journey from the Eastern part of the country to Abuja by three hours! Travellers coming from Enugu to Abuja today, who have no business in Lafia, can
come straight to Abuja via Keffi, thereby saving three hours as a result of the completion of this bridge and its access road. Also, the 74-kilometre road linking Loko to Keffi used to take about 3 hours because it was an earth road. Today, however, with the completion of the road, the same journey takes only 30 minutes. With the saying that time is money, you can then imagine the economic implication of the time saved. Secondly, the road and the bridge projects came with the electrification of the communities around there. The provision of electricity means more economic activities for the people and, of course, more jobs”.

“Thirdly, the communities traversed by these facilities, which are agrarian and fishing communities, have received economic boost and reduction in waste as they can more easily evacuate their products and also preserve them. And lastly, the communities, now provided with better access through the road and the bridge, are witnessing an increase in mining activities, farming, fishing, trading, etc. The Nasarawa-Loko Road and the Loko-Oweto Bridge are clear testimonies to the role of infrastructure in economic and social development”.

“Through its massive infrastructure development that cuts across the entire country, the Buhari Administration is building, block by block, a new Nigeria, fostering economic and social development and catalysing shared prosperity. With the Nasarawa-Loko Road and the Loko-Oweto Bridge completed, another legacy of the Buhari Administration is assured”.

Source: https://punchng.com/Buhari-critics-are-ignorant-says-Lai-Mohammed

Honestly, maybe this Buhari administration wouldn't have been this bad if folks like Lai Muhammed had been telling him the truth..

The two major problems of Nigeria are:
1. The corrupt politicians,
2. The vast number of idiots in this country, blinded by tribalism, religious sentiments and party affiliation. Sadly enough, these set of people outweigh the number of corrupt politicians. These are the people who can never see Tinubu's gaffes as an issue, one worth giving attention. These are the set of people that would never find fault in any politician as long as he checks either of the boxes; same political party, same religion or(and) same tribe.. According to the Greeks, These set of people are known as the idiots...

Lie Mohammed again....

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Oga Lai reminds me of Jonathan's government

Linus Uba

If only lai Mohammed was paid as a civil servant and bought fuel like every other Nigerian...if only he paid airfare with his own funds rather than that coming from the coffers of government, he would not be saying this!

Liar Mohamed is also a Thief but he still with is professionalism in lying
.

bentenny:
If only lai Mohammed was paid as a civil servant and bought fuel like every other Nigerian...if only he paid airfare with his own funds rather than that coming from the coffers of government, he would not be saying this!

Baba Lai tuwale...... Baba is back to his calling

Last last… this one will come and plead asking for forgiveness from Nigerians and tell us how he was deceived to believe things were working…

Liar Mohammed..

Face of a born chronic liar.

Lai Mohammed keeps living up to his name "Lie". A very dishonest and stupid old fool filled with lies who has made himself a puppet to Buhari.
You people keep praising the Buhari administration, scoring him high but few months ago, his wife Aisha (First Lady) had to apologise to Nigerians over the hardship faced by Nigerians caused by the government of her husband. Now who is fooling who?

".....Lai Mohammed’s notoriety as a compulsive & inveterate liar is already secure & unchallengeable, Lai Mohammed’s entire career as Minister of Information & Culture has been defined by a bewilderingly extravagant fondness for willful & easily falsifiable lies.

His first name doesn’t just share an uncanny phonemickinship with “lie”; he actually embodies lies in the mostaudaciously disreputable way imaginable.."

https://dailytrust.com/large-lies-of-lying-lai-mohammed/
So says the legendary incompetent lying machine and infamous Joseph Goebbels of the APC government.

NumeroUno7:
Lai Mohammed keeps living up to his name "Lie". A very dishonest and stupid old fool filled with lies who has made himself a puppet to Buhari.

You people keep praising the Buhari administration, scoring him high but few months ago, his wife Aisha (First Lady) had to apologise to Nigerians over the hardship faced by Nigerians caused by the government of her husband. Now who is fooling who?

You mind the stupid senile melancholic looking old man with zilch respect for his age?

Since infrastructure is driving the economy, can lie explain why nigeria has double digit inflation for 5 straight years till now. Can he explain wat buharo did with 23trillion borrowed from cbn, 21trillions borrowed from bond markets and $17 billion borrowed from int bond markets. Can he explain why naira has been devalued by 300%. Explain why cbn maintain dual exchange rates when it has no dollars.

Basketmouth of a minister