Minister of Information and National Orientation Alh Mohammed Idris has said that Nigerians would not regret all the patience and sacrifice they have made through the economic reforms of the present administration.
Speaking yesterday in Abuja during the inauguration ceremony of the council members of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR), he said although the current economic reality was not without it’s challenges, “embedded inside the tough and radical economic reforms of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu are the seeds of the sustainable prosperity and development that Nigeria deserves.”
He said it would take some time and patience, but there was no doubt that Nigerians would enjoy the benefits of the sacrifices in due course.
Idris urged Nigerians “to support the leadership across board and promote the nation’s core values of patriotism, integrity, hard work, love, unity, professionalism, culture of excellence, among others.”
According to him, the present administration has recorded appreciable successes in some key areas of the economy within the short period in office, hence it remained committed to comprehensive reforms that will change the nation’s development narrative for good.
“As a responsible government, we are deeply concerned about improving the welfare of Nigerians. We are also very concerned about the perception of our country by the international community, and would like to call on all Nigerians to be conscious of all actions and activities within and outside the shores of the country that might portray the country in bad light,” he said
Idris urged the Governing Council of the Institute to deepen the work of professionalizing the Institute and acting within the provisions of the enabling laws to end quackery in the profession.
He note that it was important because the activities of quacks in all sectors affect the reputation of the country negatively.
He urged them to build the legacy of sound reputation for Nigeria and open the doors of socio-economic opportunities for our nation.
He said he was “impressed with the initiatives and programmes of the current Council led by Dr. Ike Neliaku, as contained in a document presented to me earlier before this event. I firmly believe that if well implemented, they have the potential to transform both the Institute and the country into a global reputational hub.”