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Nigerians are still having trouble with their finances because the fuel subsidy was taken away, but President Bola Tinubu said on Thursday that he will succeed if he is patient and determined.
The President said that a sick country and economy must take the “bitter pill” in order to build a better future for the country.
In Abuja, with members of the Board and Management of the Nigeria Economic Support Group (NESG), President Tinubu reaffirmed his support for a strong public-private sector partnership to grow the economy. He also said that his administration’s continued, bold, and coordinated reforms are based on a “strong adherence to accountability and transparency.”
The President said again that there is no doubt in his mind that the Renewed Hope Agenda’s eight key reform areas will be fully put into place within the next three years.
He said that Nigeria has a lot of rich human and natural resources, as well as deficit opportunities, that can be quickly turned into new prosperity. He called for Nigeria’s diversity to be used for everyone’s benefit, with new think tanks in the agricultural sector and a commodity exchange in mind.
“We have lived through the past,” he said. I’m not going to look back. My horse and I keep looking forward during the race. We have a lot of knowledge, untapped mineral resources, and a God-given agriculture sector, but we tend to be afraid of taking the big steps that will make our people rich. We’re not using our differences to make money; instead, we’re fighting with each other over silly things instead of thinking about what’s best for our people.
The President said that he was chosen on a “no excuses” platform for renewed hope and that he will not accept excuses from anyone in his government as they try to carry out his plans.
“For a revolutionary, looking backwards is a step backwards. Taking steps in the right way can be made easier if you look ahead. In the field of agriculture, we need think tanks. I don’t see why a country with good land like Nigeria wouldn’t have a commodity exchange. I don’t understand why we haven’t been able to look into our real estate market and push it forward.
