Nigeria’s Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has lamented the reduction in the 2023 budget proposed for his ministry. Mohammed said it will affect how the ministry will inform Nigerians and the world about the performance of President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration. The minister said this when he appeared before the Senate Committee on Information on Tuesday to defend his ministry’s 2023 budget.
Budget Cut For Information Ministry Will Affect How We Inform Nigerians About Buhari Government’s Performance –Minister, Lai MohammedMohammed lamented that the N1.072 billion capital expenditure allocated to his ministry in the 2022 budget was not enough.Nigeria’s Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has lamented the reduction in the 2023 budget proposed for his ministry.
Mohammed lamented that the N1.072 billion capital expenditure allocated to his ministry in the 2022 budget was not enough, stressing that the ministry will face more challenges as the 2022 budget has been slashed to N345.64 million in the 2023 budget proposal. He stressed that “the people need information and the voice of government should be heard on what we are doing in the areas of security, infrastructure, and other sectors”.
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