He urged Nigerians to be more patient with the administration, adding that he would deliver as promised.
President Bola Tinubu has urged the citizens to give his administration more time to fix Nigeria.
Tinubu, who was represented by his Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, said this at the PUNCH Nigeria Limited 50th Anniversary Public Lecture at the Civic Centre, Ozumba Mbadiwe Road, Victoria Island, Lagos.
He urged Nigerians to be more patient with the administration, adding that he would deliver as promised.
Idris noted that the government understands the pains and sufferings of the Nigerian people and doing all it can to ensure things change for the better across the country very soon.
Speaking for the president, the minister said, “We know that there is still insecurity, but it is not as much as what we used to have and we are working to ensure that this is resolved. 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.
“I’d love to borrow the words of Professor Soyinka when he visited the President that he doesn’t like to judge anyone until after a year of the administration. I’d also like to request for that of Nigerians, please, give us time.”
The minister also said Tinubu was taking bold steps for the betterment of the country.
He said Tinubu has taken steps like subsidy removal, Oronsaye report implementation among others to ensure Nigerians reap the dividends of democracy.
Speaking further, the minister noted, “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.
“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.”
Tinubu, on Wednesday, had appealed for patience from Nigerians over the current economic hardship in the country, giving the assurance that there was light at the end of the tunnel.