Farmers/Herdsmen Clashes Caused By Climate Change Not Religion– Lai Mohammed

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed,
says the massive investments on infrastructure by President
Muhammadu Buhari’s administration are paying off in economy
stimulation and jobs creation.

The Minister said this on Thursday in Ibadan at a Special Town
Hall Meeting on Infrastructure organised by his ministry and the
National Orientation Agency.

Three other ministers those of Power, Works and Housing, Raji
Fashola, Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi and Water Resources,
Suleiman Adamu – gave the scorecards of government at the
event.

After the presentations, the meeting proceeded to the question
and answer session where the panelists heard directly from the
cross-section of Nigerians who were represented there.

Responding to a question on the farmers/herdsmen clashes, the
minister said that the crisis was neither political nor religious,
but caused by effects of climate change, struggle for scarce
resources and criminality.

Mohammed said: “this Administration, realizing that no nation
develops without massive investment in infrastructure, has made
such investment a priority and it is paying off.

“Whether in the area of job creation or stimulation of economic
growth, investment in infrastructure is a fast route to
development.

“You cannot talk about the developed Western nations without
talking about their roads, power, ports and rail system, just to
mention a few.

“This is because these nations have invested massively in
infrastructure over the years, realising that infrastructure spurs
economic growth by enhancing productivity and efficiency.

“The same template has also been adopted by many other
countries, including China, Japan and South Korea.

” We are in no doubt that the solid foundation that we are
laying in the area of infrastructure will be a catalyst to the
much-needed economic development in our dear country”.

The minister said that the Ibadan town hall meeting, dedicated
to infrastructure, was the second in the series of special town
hall meetings.

He said that the first town hall meeting, on security, was held
in Gusau.

He said such special town hall meetings would be held across the
country till the 2019 general elections to showcase the
achievements of the Buhari’s administration.

Mohammed recalled that his ministry launched the town hall
meetings in Lagos on April 25, 2016 to provide a platform for the
Federal Government to regularly give account of its stewardship to
the people.

He said the government, also through the channel, was getting
feedbacks and inputs from the people.

Mohammed thanked Gov. Abiola Ajimobi and his entire state
executive council for the warm welcome and the hospitality accorded
his team.