Nigerians Misunderstood APC's Change Mantra
THE Minister of Culture and Information, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, yesterday said that Nigerians mostly misunderstood the Change mantra with which his party campaigned and won the 2015 presidential election.
Speaking in a stakeholders' meeting with the Executive Council of the Advertisers Association of Nigeria (ADVAN), Mohammed stated that though the party campaigned using change mantra, it's been taken by Nigerians to mean that just as Buhari was Nigerian Newspapers Today Vanguard sworn in, the following day, things would change totally in Nigeria.
«Yes, we know exactly what the ills are; corruption, indiscipline… but it is not limited to folks on top. Each one of us has a function to play,» he said.
The minster preserved that Nigerians must comprehend that things tend not to happen like that as the nation cannot continue to be doing things the exact same manner and expect a different outcome.
According to him, it's the motive the Buhari-headed government is coming up with the 'Change Starts with You Campaign'.
«The malaise crippling the fabric of the society nowadays, 'everybody is guilty,» he noted.
The Minister noted that the average Nigerian, given the slightest chance, would cheat, noting that corruption reductions in the country across age, professions and sex.
«Nigeria cannot satisfactorily account for the lives that were lost just because some pharmacists decided to adulterate drugs. We can't quantify exactly how many lives we've lost because of the danfo motorists that wake up each morning before hitting the road to drink paraga. The majority of the traffic bottleneck in Nigeria today is due to indiscipline,» he said.
In moving forward, he solicited for Nigeria the partnership of members of ADVAN, particularly in implementing a number of its own campaign and election promises to Nigeria, to which the President of ADVAN, Mr. David Okeme, pledged its members unalloyed support.
In his answer, Okeme promised because businesses want a great state to boom, that his members would support government efforts.
«It's in the greatest interest of company to ensure things are working nicely for the indices to be looking up,» he said.
He however, advised the government to duplicate several of the models being deployed by corporate businesses particularly in the area of behavioral change.
Speaking in a stakeholders' meeting with the Executive Council of the Advertisers Association of Nigeria (ADVAN), Mohammed stated that though the party campaigned using change mantra, it's been taken by Nigerians to mean that just as Buhari was Nigerian Newspapers Today Vanguard sworn in, the following day, things would change totally in Nigeria.«Yes, we know exactly what the ills are; corruption, indiscipline… but it is not limited to folks on top. Each one of us has a function to play,» he said.
The minster preserved that Nigerians must comprehend that things tend not to happen like that as the nation cannot continue to be doing things the exact same manner and expect a different outcome.
According to him, it's the motive the Buhari-headed government is coming up with the 'Change Starts with You Campaign'.
«The malaise crippling the fabric of the society nowadays, 'everybody is guilty,» he noted.
The Minister noted that the average Nigerian, given the slightest chance, would cheat, noting that corruption reductions in the country across age, professions and sex.
«Nigeria cannot satisfactorily account for the lives that were lost just because some pharmacists decided to adulterate drugs. We can't quantify exactly how many lives we've lost because of the danfo motorists that wake up each morning before hitting the road to drink paraga. The majority of the traffic bottleneck in Nigeria today is due to indiscipline,» he said.
In moving forward, he solicited for Nigeria the partnership of members of ADVAN, particularly in implementing a number of its own campaign and election promises to Nigeria, to which the President of ADVAN, Mr. David Okeme, pledged its members unalloyed support.
In his answer, Okeme promised because businesses want a great state to boom, that his members would support government efforts.
«It's in the greatest interest of company to ensure things are working nicely for the indices to be looking up,» he said.
He however, advised the government to duplicate several of the models being deployed by corporate businesses particularly in the area of behavioral change.
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