President Bola Tinubu’s government is asking Nigerians to be patient while the President works to address the present economic challenges.
President Tinubu set about reforming Nigeria’s economy at breakneck speed on his first day in office as the country’s president on 29 May 2023.
But the reforms are yet to yield the desired results, adding to the frustrations of Nigerians.
Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris said yesterday that the worsening inflation that has made Nigerians spend more for food and gas amidst a weakening naira is “for good”.
“Nigeria is going to turn the corner and the economy will boom again,” he assured.
But he said Nigerians need to give the administration, already nearing a year, “more time.”
In his words, “We know the situation of the economy and how it has affected Nigerians and the administration of President Bola Tinubu is working to ensure that Nigerian citizens have a better life and we ask for Nigerians to be more patient with him.”
Idris spoke as the representative of President Tinubu at the PUNCH Nigeria Limited 50th Anniversary Public Lecture on Thursday.
The Minister said the country’s economy was “literally a dead horse standing” when Tinubu took over, but quickly added that the President is working hard to ameliorate the situation.
“Nigeria is facing challenging times. This is not new and not peculiar to this country. The Tinubu administration has taken bold steps since its inception,” Minister Idris said.
“Tinubu took bold steps for the benefit of all. He didn’t pretend that it would be fine. The government took bold steps to turn the economy around for the benefit of all.”
Ezinwanne Onwuka, senior staff reporter and columnist with WAP is a Nigerian-based writer and content developer. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy from the prestigious University of Nigeria, Nsukka. Her interests include reading, writing, researching and graphic designing.
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