Alhaji Lai Mohammed (Minister of information and culture) was quoted as making the comment (on the state of the country’s economy) on a radio show on Saturday.
But following the criticisms that
greeted the report, the minister, in a statement by his special
assistant, Segun Adeyemi, said he was misquoted.
He said, “I appeared on a radio show
here in Abuja at which I spoke extensively on the issues affecting our
country especially the economy.
“To my surprise, my views were twisted
and I was reported to have said that the economy of our country is
beyond the control of the President.
“I could not have said that the economy is out of the control of the President or the administration that he is leading.’’
The minister said the Federal Government
decided to turn the economic disaster that it inherited to a blessing
by diversifying the economy.
Mohammed added, “I think Kannywood (Hausa entertainment industry) is one of the examples of this diversification.
“I don’t know the reason behind the
gross distortion of my comment on radio, but whatever the motive is,
Nigerians should disregard such a distortion and continue to support our
President and his administration to take our country out of the
problems.
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