In line with the Presidential directives that all the ministers should hand over to the Permanent Secretaries on or before 28th May, the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammad yesterday did as directed.
Mohammad handed over to the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Information, Deaconess Grace Isu Gekpe.
In his address, he thanked the management and staff of the Ministry and expressed optimism that the second term of President Buhari will be better for Nigerians.
While attributing his achievements to the support from staff and a team of advisers from the ministry, he noted that the successful ouster of the old forces in control of Kwara politics had proven to the world that it is possible to win elections without a godfather.
He praised all Kwara indigenes who joined forces with him to rescue the state from the grip of 'godfatherism'.
‘‘When in November 17, 2018 I was told that we were going to have a by-election in Ekiti Irekpo/Irekpo Idosin federal constituency, I was mortified, afraid because up till then, the believe everywhere was that Kwara state belonged to somebody.
‘‘But with God on our side and I do not own personal reputation to be able to convince the world that it was possible to win elections without somebody. And that was what actually helped us in the last general elections. I have a very soft spot for him because he made me proud and realise my ambition.’’ he said.
Handing over a dossier of his achievements to the Permanent Secretary, the minister urged staff of the ministry to cooperate with whoever that succeeds him as the new minister of information and Culture.
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