President Bola Tinubu of Nigeria has emphasized his commitment to tackling the socio-economic issues facing the nation, stating that despite the challenges, he and his government will not relent in their efforts because they begged Nigerians to choose them during the 2023 general elections.
Tinubu, who mentioned this on Thursday during the inauguration of the National Economic Council (NEC), acknowledged the demanding nature of solving Nigeria’s problems but reaffirmed his determination to work with relevant bodies and institutions to achieve desired economic growth.
The president added that he was aware of how Nigerians desired instant change in economic development in order to ease the hardships they had been subjected to for years.
The president said, “It is also evidenced that the task of growing our economy is quite enormous but you and I ask for it, we campaign for it; even danced for it, we begged for it. So we have no reason to complain. We must annex the growth potentials of Nigeria and bring about serious development; to bring us from potential nation, to a pragmatic economic development rapid manner. Their expectation is on the NEC, as a verifiable source of articulating policy and programme, I cannot overemphasise that.
“It is also reassuring to note that the public, members of the public are behind us. They want reforms, and they want it quick, to have a meaningful impact in their lives. We have enormous challenges facing us,” he added.
Recall that SaharaReporters earlier reported that Tinubu inaugurated the NEC on Thursday morning and maybe Vice-President, Kashim Shettima its head.