Lai Mohammed, has been criticised by Nigerians after he made public his intentions upgrade NTA to the likes of the American news network, CNN.
Nigeria’s Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has been criticised by Nigerians after he made public his intentions to secure a loan that would help upgrade the nation’s “broadcasting infrastructure” and also NTA to the likes of the American news network, CNN.
The minister disclosed his intentions when he appeared before the Senate Committee on Local and Foreign Loans, chaired by Clifford Ordia, to defend the borrowing plan of his ministry.requested by President Muhammadu Buhari in the External Borrowing Plan for Infrastructure development in the country., the minister said if the fund was approved, the NTA could be upgraded to enable it to send out signals that would be at par with CNN, “because we have the manpower and the technology.
“What do you need $500m for at NTA? To make the production look better so that videos of poverty can become clearer and Nigerians can better see those who ought to fix the problems laugh harder, with their teeth looking whiter and their agbadas more colorful? Fear God. “If Lai Mohammed wants NTA to compete with CNN, privatise it. CNN doesn’t belong to the American government. Unshackle NTA from Startimes, privatise it and focus on endeavours that directly lift Nigerians out of poverty. Enough of this jamboree style of governance” wrote JJ. Omojuwa.
Another Twitter user wrote: “Lai Mohammed should fear God. Haba! $500m can build 10 world-class cancer hospitals. It can create at least 25,000 SMEs that will improve the lives of at least 5m families. Why does he need a loan of $500m to digitize NTA. What concerns you and I with NTA?”“As much as it is to create job opportunities, it is not sustainable. Why not have a massive base station in Abuja, one substation in each geopolitical zones and correspondence in each state,” another user wrote.
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