The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris says Nigeria is stable and on the path of growth contrary to suggestions that the country is collapsing. Nigeria, is not on the brink of collapse, the minister said yesterday.
Idris spoke on Wednesday at the 81st General Assembly and 23rd Annual General Meeting of the Broadcasting Organisations of Nigeria, BON yesterday in Abuja.
The minister was reacting to recent assertion by some civil society , CSO groups in the country, to the effect that Nigeria is gradually collapsing due the some challenges facing the country, including economic and security problems, which they said the government has failed to tackle head on.
But the minister described such fears to be unfounded, asserting that the country is making steady progress, as the government is making serious efforts to address the problems “decisively”.
According to him, the security challenges are being tackled, citing the sustained military actions against terrorists and bandits in some parts of the country.
Idris: “I want to unequivocally refute the insinuation that Nigeria is on the brink of collapse. On the contrary, we are daily exhibiting resilience and tackling our security and economic challenges more decisively,” he said.
On the economic front, the minister stated that recent indices, such as increase revenues, reforms in the non-oil and oil sectors, and transparent economic management by the government has strengthened investors confidence in Nigeria, saying the government is making hard decisions for the betterment of the country.
“Nigeria’s foreign reserves are strengthening, investor confidence is improving and reforms in both the oil and non-oil sectors are expanding revenue streams. These decisions, though difficult, are stabilising public finances and creating a more transparent economic environment,” the minister said.
Some CSOs in the country, including ActionAid Nigeria, BudgIT Foundation, Centre for Democracy and Development, Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, Yiaga Africa and Amnesty International Nigeria, had on Tuesday in Abuja, the nation’s capital warned in a statement, that the current problems facing the country, such as insecurity, economy, poverty and others are pushing the country into imminent brink.
“Nigeria is on the brink of collapse. We, the undersigned Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), acting as non-partisan advocates for democracy, human rights, and good governance, issue this urgent plea for responsible leadership and collective action to save our nation from escalating insecurity, rising poverty, and moral decay in public life,” the statement read in part.
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