FG doing well in fight against corruption, terrorism – Minister

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Information and Culture Minister Lai Mohammed says the Federal Government has done “very” well in the fight against corruption and terrorism in the country.

Mohammed said this at the News Agency of Nigeria Forum in Abuja at the weekend.

The minister stated that one major achievement of the Federal Government’s fight against corruption is that for the first time in a long time, people have begun to appreciate the fact that corruption is an ill.

He said that in its anti-corruption war, the present administration would go beyond prosecuting people, to changing the way Nigerians did things.

Mohammed, therefore, said that the government would soon launch its change initiative tagged: “Change begins with me”.

He urged Nigerians to embrace the change initiative in order to promote development at all levels of the society.

The minister said that corruption and indiscipline were worse at the lower level f the society because the people at that level “have no good example to look up to”.

Mohammed also urged Nigerians to always strive to promote the image of the country, saying that marketing the positive aspects of the country would change the way the country was perceived by the international community.

He said, “The challenges Nigeria is facing today are small compared to the challenges being faced in other parts of the world.

“Yet this perception in other parts of the world is being managed and nobody really notices them.

“We on our part have to market Nigeria vigorously; we have to look at those areas that are positive and market them while we are addressing and tackling the issues of insurgency here and there.”

Source: Punch