The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai
Mohammed, has said the APC will win the 2019 general elections on the basis of
its performance, irrespective of the doomsday predictions by some international
financial institutions and publications, reports
The Minister gave the assurance in Lagos on Friday when he
visited the corporate headquarters of Channels Television, in furtherance of
the National Campaign Against Fake News, which was launched by the Federal Government
in July.
He said the negative predictions against the APC-led Federal
Government by an international financial institution, HSBC, and the Intelligence
Unit of the Economist Magazine, were based on fake premises, thus qualifying
such predictions as fake news.
“Talking about fake news, we expect that those who have been
deeply affected by our policies will mount a sustained campaign against this Administration
in the weeks and months to come. In fact, they have already started. We have
all read that the Intelligence Unit of the Economist said the PDP will defeat
the ruling APC in 2019. We have also read that the international financial
institution, HSBC, said Nigeria's economic development will be stunted if
President Buhari gets a second term.
“Let me state clearly that these reports are based on fake
premises and, therefore, qualify as fake news. It is a psychological warfare by
those who have been badly hit by our policies. For example, out fight against
corruption has meant that many financial institutions, especially banks, that
fed fat on the proceeds of corruption are no longer able to do that.
''Also, international publications that used to feed fat on questionable
supplements paid for by the Federal Government have seen a drastic reduction in
such patronage, as the Administration cuts down on frivolous spending that was
the order of the day in the past.
Therefore, it is natural that these institutions and
publications would not wish to see another term for this Administration,”
Alhaji Mohammed said.
Ayo Midele/GEE
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