Anniversary: Tinubu committed to making Nigeria great —- Director

Anniversary: Tinubu committed to making Nigeria great —- Director

Tinubu

By Zubairu Idris

Katsina, June 7, 2024 (NAN) The Director, Research and Documentation of the Nigeria First Project Initiative, Mr Bashir Dauda, says President Bola Tinubu is committed to making Nigeria great.

He, therefore, urged Nigerians to continue supporting his policies and give him the benefit of the doubt.

Dauda stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on Friday in Katsina.

According to the director, Tinubu has consistently been implementing what he promised Nigerians through initiating policies in line with his Renewed Hope Agenda.

Dauda said, “I am calling on the citizens to give Mr President the benefit of the doubt by supporting his good policies and persevere with the current economic hardship.

“The president has just marked one year in office, has additional three years to work for the betterment of the country and its people.

“It is not good to say Nigerians have exercised too much patience, because some of these policies will yield results after some years.

“Most of the developed countries in Europe have passed through such difficult and trying moments we are experiencing now in Nigeria.

“They are now enjoying the sacrifices of their great grandparents.”

He further called on Nigerians to hold their state Governors responsible for developing their areas and improving their well-being or otherwise.

“State governments were created to complement the federal government. So, if things are working effectively, lives of the citizens will be better improved,” he said

The director explained that some successes have been recorded by the administration under the security sector, saying that over 9,000 high profile criminals were eliminated within one year.

According to him, over 6,000 terrorists were arrested and rescued over 4,000 hostages during the period under review.

On education, he stated that the government introduced a students’ loan scheme aimed at supporting students from poor families to continue to pursue their education.

That, he said, was in addition to the creation and upgrading of some tertiary institutions, construction of a number of classrooms for Tsangaya Qur’anic schools, among others.

“There are progresses in all the sectors. Bear with him and give him more time, I believe you will see more improvements,” he said.

Meanwhile, some of the state’s residents interviewed complained of economic hardship.

Malam Sani Abdullahi, a commercial vehicle driver, urged the government to take more measures that would address the increasing inflation in the country.

“It is unfortunate that if you buy a commodity in the market today, tomorrow you find out that its price has increased.

“The government should do something about it. Our concern is the poverty and inflation that are biting harder,” he decried.

Kabir Ahmed, a labourer, explained that people like him were facing hardship particularly in the rural areas.

He urged the government to ensure that people in the rural areas also benefit from palliative measures aimed at cushioning the poverty rate.

Malam Musa Garba, a vulcaniser, lamented that due to the poverty and the inflation, “it is hard for people like him to eat three square miles a day.”

He urged the government to focus attention on further alleviating the suffering of the masses.

Garba also advised the government to provide fertilizers and other inputs to the farmers at subsidised rates to boost agricultural productivity and bolster food security.(NAN) )www.nannews.ng)

ZI/BRM

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Edited by Bashir Rabe Mani