President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has stated that he is not unaware of the prevailing pains and hardship being faced by Nigerians as a result of the various policy decisions of his administration.
Tinubu said this during his visit to Reuben Fasoranti, paramount leader of the Pan-yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, at his residence in Akure, Ondo state capital on Wednesday, February 28, 2024.
In a statement released by the spokesman of Afenifere, Dare Ajayi, the president was quoted as saying;
“On the hardship Nigerians are facing, he (Tinubu) appreciates the pains Nigerians are going through and said that very soon Nigeria will overcome it. He said that it is a matter of time, that the kind of the policies government is implementing will bring positive solutions to the challenges,”
The statement further assured of the President’s resolve to bring the country out of its economic woes by the time the country is properly restructured.
Earlier, president Bola Ahmed Tinubu noted that when he took the oath of office he understood what he met on the ground.
“I prayed for it, I danced for it, I campaigned for it and I got it. I know the enormous responsibility so don’t pity me Baba (Fasoranti) just sit down and relax”. The president added.
He assured Nigerians that he understood the struggle and that he is trying to build the structures that will not be reversed. He said the structure he is trying to put in place in Nigeria economically, socially and politically would be such that it would bring Nigeria back to where it is supposed to be.
President Tinubu also emphasized that Nigeria is paying the loans and that the loans would be offset as soon as possible. He assured that Nigeria would will soon be out of the current economic challenges.
While addressing the issues of restructuring, President Bola Ahmed said that he is aware of the need to restructure Nigeria but that a proper foundation must be laid before bringing the restructuring in place such that if it is done in a rush without a proper foundation, the restructuring may collapse very soon but it would be done.
On his part,, Pa Fasoranti stated that the performance of Tinubu so far in power has shown that he understood the full gravity of the mandate given to him by the people.
