Here’s what Lai Mohammed wants to do with N13.12 million loan

Minister of Information and Culture, Lai
Mohammed, has explained his request for a
N13.12 million loan from the National
Broadcasting Commission, NBC, meant for
logistics for an official assignment to
China. In a statement signed by the
Director, Public Relations and Protocol in
the Ministry, Peter Dama, Lai Mohammed
said the letter to the NBC requesting for a
loan was mischievously leaked to social
media by staff of the commission.
The statement added that the loan was to
cover tickets and travel expenses of a five-
member delegation being led by the
Minister to Beijing, China, for a Conference
on Tourism for Development.
“The loan being requested for is for the
ministry to meet up its obligations to
enable the Minister and members of his
delegation attend the all important
conference. The loan is not meant for
the minister alone as personal expenses,
but for the expenses of all members of
the delegation. The Conference is being
organised by the United Nations World
Tourism Organisation in conjunction with
the Government of the People’s Republic
of China, under the overall theme
“Tourism for Peace and Development. It
will feature amongst others, discussions
on major issues for sustainable
development including the contribution
of Tourism to poverty reduction and
peace. The conference is a veritable
platform to develop synergy and
partnership with players in the global
Tourism Industry which will go a long
way in boosting our drive to diversify
the Nigerian economy,” it stated.