Information minister Mohammed Idris has called on Nigerians to imbibe value reorientation and patriotism to enhance the unity and progress of the country.
“We have reached a level where Nigerians don’t believe in what their leaders tell them,” the information minister pointed out.
Mr Idris added, “So, the starting point for me is to restore that confidence, especially in government communication. And that can be achieved once you are honest, truthful, and patriotic in the cause for a better Nigeria.”
He stressed the “need to believe in the country that we have.”
Mr Idris made the call when he visited Voice of Nigeria’s headquarters on a working visit on Wednesday in Abuja.
The minister said, “It was not for nothing that President Bola Tinubu renamed the Ministry to Information and National Orientation,” adding that the National Orientation had given the ministry a new mandate.
“With that, the ministry has a new mandate, which is to tell Nigerians that we need to…