Insurgency: Lai Mohammed Cries Out, Says Infrastructural Destruction in Borno State Worse Than Imagined

• The information minister, Lai Mohammed has expressed worry over the current state of infrastructure in the country
• According to him, the destroyed infrastructure in some states within the country is better imagined than witnessed
• The minister stated further that the Buhari-Osinbajo led administration has put in place the inclusive infrastructure provisioning framework

Lai Mohammed, the minister of information and culture, has decried the high rate of destruction of infrastructure in Borno state and other parts of Nigeria.

According to him, the destructions are worse than he had imagined.

The Punch reports that he made this remark at a town hall meeting, held in Maiduguri on Thursday, September 23.

The minister said:

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“I must confess that, based on the two town hall meetings (held earlier), the situation regarding the wanton destruction of public infrastructure is worse than we had imagined."

The Federal Ministry of Information and Culture, Nigeria also reports that the minister who was the moderator of the #FGTownHallMeeting also addressed the vandalisation of power and telecommunications infrastructure in the country.

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Meanwhile, Legit.ng had earlier reported that the Nigerian media was on Thursday, September 16, accused of portraying the country in a bad light before investors and those in the international community.

The federal government who made the claim noted that whatever image problem Nigeria is suffering from is a result of the media's “unflattering” portrayal of the nation.

The minister of information and culture, Lai Mohammed in a statement shared on Facebook accused the media of not being factual in reporting efforts being made by the government to tackle security challenges in the country.

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Earlier, Lai Mohammed, the minister of information and culture, has said that Twitter has agreed to most of the conditions set by the Nigerian government to resume operations in the West African country.

Speaking with Bloomberg Television, the minister said the social media giant has met almost 70% of the government’s terms and conditions.

Legit.ng gathered that he said many of the terms and conditions are quite fundamental and important, adding that the government is working on a few more.

Source: Legit.ng