The minister of information and culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed has said that twenty one people benefited from the arms funds allegedly diverted and disbursed by Sambo Dasuki, former national security adviser (NSA) during a meeting with online media publishers in Lagos.
It will be recalled that on Monday, the minister also revealed that 55 people stole N1.34trn from the public till in seven years. Speaking with publishers in the online media, Mohammed assured them that the federal government would not regulate their practice in the country, but urged them to self-regulate.
“If the online publications suffer credibility problems, they stand the risk of losing the confidence of their readers and the advertisers who provide the lifeblood for the publications’ survival,” he said.
The minister promised that the federal government would patronise the online media through adverts, saying: “All we ask for, in return, is that you provide accurate information to the people, and avoid sensationalism and partisanship.”
