Tuesday, June 18, 2024 –President Bola Tinubu says Nigerians are not the only ones facing poverty in the world.
According to a statement by his Special
Adviser on Media and Publicity Ajuri Ngelale, the President said this in Lagos
on Monday, June 17, when he received a delegation from the National Assembly
who came to felicitate with him on the occasion of Eid-el-Kabir.
While admitting that there is poverty and suffering in the land, President
Tinubu said the challenges must be tackled
“Yes, there is poverty; there is suffering
in the land. We are not the only people facing such, but we must face our
challenges. 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,” the President said
He challenged citizens to have a change of
mindset about Nigeria if the nation is to overcome its current challenges.
“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. 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,” the President said
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