Ignore Doomsday Prophets, Nigeria Is In Safe Hands – Information Minister

The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has assured Nigerians that the country is in safe hands despite the security challenges it is facing.

He advised citizens not to succumb to doomsday predictions about Nigeria because they won’t come to pass.

The Minister said this when he received the Oluyin of Iyin-Ekiti, Oba Adeola Adeniyi Ajakaiye and his entourage at his office in Abuja on Thursday.

He said: ''Talking about security, I want to use this opportunity to assure all Nigerians that despite the security challenges we are facing now, Nigeria is in safe hands.

''We must never succumb to the apocalyptic or doomsday predictions about our country because they won’t come to pass.

“It is also important for our leaders at all levels to give the people message of hope instead of making comments that can only aggravate tension.''

Mohammed stressed the critical role of traditional rulers in the maintenance of peace and security, saying “they cannot and must not be ignored, as the nation seeks to restore peace and security across the country.”

Responding to a request by the traditional ruler to help put the tourist sites in the town on the national and global map, the Minister pledged his readiness to leverage the media and technology to showcase and popularize the historic ‘Esa Cave’ as well as the ‘Okuta Abanijorin’ (the rock that accompanies you on your trip), both foremost tourism sites in Iyin-Ekiti, in the Irepodun/Ifelodun local government area of Ekiti State.

''Putting the tourist sites on the national and global map will attract tourists, which will, in turn, boost the economy of not just Iyin town but indeed the entire Ekiti State,” he said.