Why I will not tell lies as information minister like…. Mohammed Idris,new information minister

The newly appointed Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has said the ministry will not tell lies on behalf of the government.

Speaking to the press after his inauguration, Idris said the President has given him a matching order to speak the truth, which is now a new covenant between the government and the people of Nigeria.

He said, “As a minister of Information and National Orientation, I have the duty of telling Nigerians the true picture of what transpired about the various programmes and projects of the administration in all sectors.

“Being truthful and effective as minister of Information is essential to engender the trust of the people on various programmes and projects of the administration.”

With this statement from the new information minister Nigerians are saying that he is indirectly telling Nigerians that immediate past minister of information Lai Mohammed was telling the country lies throughout the duration of his as Information Minister.