The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has canvassed the support of State Governors for the success of the
Federal Government’s National Re-orientation Campaign, “Change Begins With Me”, which was launched by President Muhammadu Buhari on 8 Septeber 2016.
Speaking while formally unveiling the campaign to the Governors’ Forum at a meeting in Abuja, the Minister specifically requested the Governors to donate generous airtime on their states’ radio and television stations for airing the campaign’s jingles.
”We are of the strong belief that your cooperation is absolutely important if the campaign is to succeed, hence we have taken up this
opportunity to formally unveil it to you and to seek your collaboration,” he said Alhaji Mohammed informed the Governors that the campaign will soon be launched in their respective states as part of efforts to spread its message.
He said ”Change Begins With Me” is geared towards achieving an attitudinal change among Nigerians, adding that the campaign has no
political, religious or ethnic coloration.
”The breakdown in our time-tested values, the preference for imported goods, the poor attitude to work, the mindless corruption in our
society, the lack of respect for national symbols etc, are not limited to any part of the country, any political party or any religion. They
affect us all,” the Minister added.
In their comments, according to a statement issued by the Minister’s assistant, Segun Adeyemi, the Governors “welcomed the campaign and offered various suggestions to enhance its implementation, including the need to revive Civic Studies in schools and also to translate the campaign to all the indigenous languages in the country”.
