The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has described 2019 as a challenging year for the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari, especially in terms of for insecurity.
DAILY NIGERIAN reports that the minister’s assertion is in contradistinction with what President Buhari had said during his audience with the residents of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, led by the Minister, Mohammed Bello, during this year’s the traditional Christmas Day homage on Wednesday, December 27.
The President, through his Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media & Publicity, Garba Shehu, said declared 2019 as a very successful year for the nation, thanking Nigerians for believing in him and supporting his administration to take Nigeria to the Next Level.
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However, the minister while addressing a press conference on the performance of the Mr Buhari’s administration in 2019, described the year as challenging.
He said: “It was indeed a challenging year in terms of insecurity, but the federal government faced the challenge squarely to cancel doomsday predictions from the political opposition and their allies.
“The fight against insecurity was boosted by the border drill, which curtailed access to weapons by terrorists and other criminals.”
