Lessons of Positive Thinking: Stop Saying Nigeria Is A Failed Nation - Maku

The Honorable Minister for Information, Mr. Labaran Maku, rejected the believe that Nigeria is a problematic nation, and suggested to rather consider it as a country facing certain challenges, like any other country in the world. From his point of view, this is a more constructive approach, which at the end of the day will make those challenges go off. Mr. Maku advised to learn from the example of the US that uses "its problems to achieve reformation".
He said this on Sunday at the Nigerian Consulate-General in Atlanta Georgia.
He also called the Nigerians not to pay attention to the negative information about their country but rather follow the latest news and based on that try to think what can be done to help the Government across the sectors.
On power plants, security and diaspora
Minister Maku predicted a revolution in the power sector in the next two-three years just as it happened in the Telecommunication sector, which revealed new business opportunities and increased employments in Nigeria, he said. Mr Maku also disclosed that by the end of 2014 construction of all the power plants in the country will be completed. "Gradually, power problem will be solved and what we see as a problem is now an investment opportunity because of the government's policy to open the sector to private investors," he added.
Speaking on security issues, Mr Maku said there a lot of effort are being made and new policies designed to combat insecurity, criminality and what he described as some challenges in the Niger Delta. Comparing to some developed countries, he added, crime rates in Nigeria are even lower.
"There have been a lot of cooperation from the citizens of Nigeria in the Northeast to curb the insecurity which they already know has the tendencies of crippling the infrastructures in the area. At this point, i will like to assure you that Nigeria is safe for foreign investors to do their businesses," he stated.
Mr Maku also commented Diaspora Voting Right and urged Nigerians living abroad to be patient. He explained that time is needed for the government to make sure it halted the activities of those who manipulated the electoral process in Nigeria before the implementation of the Voting Rights from the diaspora.
"All the reformations going on in Nigeria today as a result of democratic process are those that no future government can ever take away or reverse," he reassured.