Abuja:Nigeria’s Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has defended the record of the Bola Tinubu administration, emphasizing improvements in security, infrastructure, and investor confidence as evidence of successful reforms.
According to Voice of Nigeria, Idris, who is the Coordinating Director I of the Directorate of Media and Strategic Communications of the APC Presidential Campaign Council, countered claims that government interventions were exclusive to politically connected Nigerians. He highlighted the Abuja–Kaduna–Kano highway project as a testament to infrastructure and security improvements benefiting all citizens, regardless of political or economic status.
The Minister noted significant improvements in security along the Abuja–Kaduna corridor, contrasting current conditions with past years when travellers feared kidnappings and banditry. He also mentioned Nigeria’s removal from the Financial Action Task Force grey list, better sovereign credit ratings, reduced inflation, and economic growth as signs of increased investor confidence.
In the education sector, Idris revealed that about 1.6 million young Nigerians had benefited from the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND), stressing that the program reached families without regard for their political affiliations.
Idris urged the media to evaluate the administration’s policies and achievements based on their merits, regardless of political preferences. “You do not have to like the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. You do not have to like him, but all of us must like Nigeria,” he stated.