Afenifere hopeful Tinubu’s tenure will change Nigeria’s history
Yoruba socio-political umbrella, Afenifere, has expresses its hope that President Bola Tinubu-led administration would make a “turning point in the history of Nigeria.”
Oba Olu Falae, who was part of the Afenifere leadership that paid President Tinubu a courtesy visit on Wednesday reportedly made the comment.
“We expect you, in view of your legacy and pedigree, to lead our country with knowledge, courage, and integrity.
“We have no doubt that your tenure will mark a turning point in the history of our country. Under your leadership, Nigeria will be repositioned,” Falae, a former secretary to the government of the federation said.
A Presidency statement quoted Tinubu as telling his guests what his administration was doing.
He said, ‘’We are committed to the economic survival of our country. To re-engineer the finances of our country, we must start in earnest.
‘’Education is a strong weapon against poverty. To empower the people, we must invest in the future of our youths.
“We have seen the problems parents face in training their children in school; it is the reason why we established the National Student Loan Programme, which is taking off well.
‘’We are equally examining what to do with the high degree of unemployment. We must help vulnerable people by providing social security. We are looking at how to provide allowances for the unemployed, and we are developing ways to boost the purchasing power of citizens with the Consumer Credit Scheme. If we remove the cash upfront element to buy a car or a house, we will reduce the propensity for fraud and corruption across the land,’’ President Tinubu said.
‘’I am irrevocably committed to the unity of Nigeria and constitutional democracy. Constitutional democracy is reflected greatly here since we assumed office. What we face now is the challenge of terrorism. Security of life and property is very necessary for development. I can tell you we are achieving success. We have degraded terrorism to a level that they cannot threaten the sovereignty of Nigeria any longer.
‘’Banditry and kidnapping will be defeated. And there is no payment of ransom whatsoever. We are taking the battle to them.
“We are getting results more rapidly than before. We are working hard on intelligence gathering.
“Those who think they can threaten the sovereignty of Nigeria will have themselves to blame. They have a price to pay. And we are not going to relent,’’ the President affirmed.
