{"id":36455,"date":"2019-11-25T13:07:36","date_gmt":"2019-11-25T12:07:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/?p=36455"},"modified":"2019-11-25T13:27:26","modified_gmt":"2019-11-25T12:27:26","slug":"fg-raises-alarm-over-anti-progrssive-activities-by-corrupt-individuals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/fg-raises-alarm-over-anti-progrssive-activities-by-corrupt-individuals\/","title":{"rendered":"FG Raises Alarm Over Anti-Progrssive Activities By Corrupt Individuals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">This is to notify the general public, that the Office of the Honourable Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, is not unaware of the clandestine attempts by some unpatriotic elements at sabotaging the efforts being made by the Ministry to deliver its mandate to Nigerians.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">It is no news that the proactive policy direction, anti corruption and economically empowering\u00a0\u00a0principles, characteristic of the current leadership of Dr Isa Ali Ibrahim (Pantami) FNCS, FBCS, FIIM has impacted hugely on the lives of ordinary Nigerians who have hitherto been helpless in the face of blatant exploitation. Since assumption of office, the Honourable Minister has consistently rolled out policies that strive to protect the consumer and entrench discipline and professionalism in the sector, this stand has obviously ruffled some feathers whose sole aim is to discredit Dr Pantami\u2019s mass-friendly policies.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Investigations into the suspicious activities of some disgruntled elements, has exposed attempts at a malicious smear campaign, bankrolled by unscrupulous elements are uncomfortable with the Minister\u2019s people-oriented policies because, they can no longer conduct business as usual. The strategy is to compromise the media, using financial inducements and they have raised a considerable amount of money for this campaign. The objective of this bogus fa\u00e7ade, is to intimidate us into allowing the continued exploitation of Nigerians by compromising regulators. The gentlemen and women of the esteemed fourth estate of the realm are hereby called upon, to shun all attempts at demeaning the noble pen profession and uphold the integrity of their character. We commend the resilience of some media persons who resisted the lure of evil, refused to be compromised and reached out to us. We are proud of the level of professionalism and patriotism demonstrated by the press which resulted in the woeful failure of the despicable campaign.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">The Office of the Honourable Minister of Communications and Digital Economy shall pursue and uphold its mandate, in line with the Three Point Agenda of President Muhammadu Buhari GCFR. No acts of corruption or injustice shall be condoned. We will neither be intimidated by fifth columnists or any agents of dubious intentions, nor be blackmailed into submission.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">The Honourable Minister of Communications and Digital Economy\u00a0\u00a0considers it duty-bound, to provide non-discriminatory policy directions for the benefit of every Nigerian, ensure that consumers are protected from exploitation, provide an enabling environment for investors and operators, and enhance the independence of all regulatory Parastatals under his purview. The hitherto existing relationship between Regulators and Operators which more often than not, compromises the former, is one that cannot thrive under the current leadership. The Honourable Minister is determined to ensure that the unhealthy dependence of Regulators on Operators is addressed, so that Regulators can be very objective.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">We hereby urge the general public, to be alert to the shady activities of these corrupt individuals, and disregard any information that contravenes the policies of the Ministry. We will continue to render public service in line with global best practice.<\/span><\/p><div data-ad-id=\"32665\" style=\"text-align:center; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px;float:none;\" class=\"afw afw_ad_image afw_ad afwadid-32665  \">\r\n                                                            <div style=\"font-size:10px;text-align:center;color:#cccccc;\">Advertisement<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.accessbankplc.com\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"auto\" max-width=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Banner-1.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n                                                                        \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Signed<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Uwa Suleiman<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Spokesperson to the Honourable Minister of Communications &amp; Digital Economy<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">25<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0\u00a0November, 2019<\/span><\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is to notify the general public, that the Office of the Honourable Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, is not unaware of the clandestine attempts by some unpatriotic elements at sabotaging the efforts being made by the Ministry to deliver its mandate to Nigerians.<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":36456,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[23,1593,17,624],"tags":[6457,6458],"coauthors":[2391],"class_list":["post-36455","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-business","category-metro","category-news","category-politics","tag-anti-progrssive-activities","tag-dr-isa-ali-ibrahim"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v18.9 - 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