The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has called on political, religious leaders, and opinion leaders to stop spewing incendiary rhetoric capable of setting the country on fire.
The Minister was at Sal Island, Cape Verde to attend the 64th Conference of the UN World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) Commission for Africa and the Second Edition of the UNWTO Global Tourism Investment Forum on Wednesday.
The Minister warned broadcast stations, which are the purveyors of incendiary rhetoric, to abide by the codes of broadcast and other regulations guiding them.
Lai Mohammed said, “In the last few weeks, the country has been awash, especially from the broadcast media, with very incendiary rhetoric which has created a sort of panic in Nigeria
The incendiary rhetoric that comes from political, religious leaders and some opinions have the capacity to set the country on fire.
“This is because the rhetoric is pitting one ethnic group and religion against the other and overheating the polity.
“Our serious counsel to stakeholders is that they should understand and remember that leadership comes with a lot of responsibilities, tone down the hateful rhetoric because they are harmful to the country
“They should remember that every war is preceded by these kinds of mindless rhetoric, especially when it comes from otherwise responsible people who the people have the tendency to take seriously,’’ he said.
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A country that is already on fire
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