President Bola Tinubu has said there is poverty and suffering in Nigeria, but people in other parts of the world are facing the same challenges as well.
Tinubu spoke in Lagos on Monday, when he received a delegation from the national assembly led by senate president, Godswill Akpabio. Deputy senate president, Jibrin Barau, and Benjamin Kalu, deputy speaker of the house of representatives, were also part of the delegation.
The president urged Nigerians to face the current challenges.
Tinubu admitted the challenges facing Nigerians and assured that the government will do everything within its power to ensure food security, as it continues to provoke inflation in the country.
“Yes, there is poverty; there is suffering in the land. We are not the only people facing such, but we must face our challenges”, Tinubu said.
“We must find a way to eliminate banditry and terrorism so that farmers can bring out food from the farmland.
“If you do not have good roads to bring the food to the population, even if you grow the food and you are losing 60-70 per cent to damages, you will pay the price.
“Good economics at a harsh time is the challenge that we must face.
“As I said in my speech, no matter how difficult it is and how challenging it can be, I will not turn my back on Nigeria”.
He admonished Nigeria to help the nation overcome its current challenges. Tinubu frowned at vandalization of rail tracks and stealing electric cables, describing them as acts of economic sabotage.
“The need (for some citizens) to change the rent-seeking mindset and become more productive to the economy is a challenge. The need to stop smuggling and all economic sabotage,” Tinubu said.
“Why should we have people removing rail tracks and all that, stealing electric cables and sabotaging the economy?
“We must embrace the campaign to change our value system. We must tell our people that the challenge we face is for all of us to change our mindset about our country.”
“It is daunting, but we cannot run away from the fact that this country must survive the hardship,” he said.
