By Aiyeku Timothy
The Federal Government has stated that the “doomsday predictions” about Nigeria will not work.
The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed made this claim in reaction to the several predictions by church leaders and other individuals concerning Nigeria in the New Year, most of which have been negative.
Mohammed who spoke in Lagos State on Monday accused the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) of sponsoring the predictions, adding that the party is playing a very poor opposition role.
He also berated the PDP for bad-mouthing the government of the day.
His words “Let me also take this opportunity to condemn the constant infantile press releases by the unserious, unimaginative and drab opposition, which misconstrues opposition as constantly shooting down anything the government of the day does or bad-mouthing whatever Mr. President does or says.
“There is more to opposition than predictable and bring-it-down-at-all-cost media interventions. They messed up in
government, and they are messing up even more in opposition. No lessons learnt either way.
“Finally, let me say this: Doomsday predictions about Nigeria will not come to pass. Nigeria will not become a failed state, but will rise to become a more respected member of the comity of nations,” he said.
It has been the usual practice of top clerics across the country to give predictions about the country, the economy and the leaders at the beginning of the year to their followers.
