President Bola Ahmed Tinubu of Nigeria in his January 1st message has told Nigerians once again – millions who bear the brunt of his economic reforms initiated since he took office in May – that he is not unaware of their sufferings.
Tinubu, at his inauguration on May 29, scrapped the costly petrol subsidy that has kept the price of petrol relatively low in the country, pushing inflation to an alarming rate of 28.2 per cent.
In a New Year’s televised broadcast on Monday, the President said he is not “oblivious to the expressed and sometimes unexpressed frustrations” of Nigerians with his seven-month-old administration.
Tinubu noted that every decision he has so far taken is in the best interest of the country and to “save our country from fiscal catastrophe.” He therefore challenged Nigerians to “remain unbowed because tough times never last.”
Read the transcript of President Tinubu’s broadcast: https://twitter.com/NGRPresident/status/1741727625335157190?s=19
—Ezinwanne Onwuka reports for TruthNigeria from Abuja.
