Al-Makura urges Nigerians to be patient with Tinubu

A former governor of Nasarawa State Governor, Umar Al-Makura, says he believes the current administration of President Bola Tinubu’s renewed hope agenda would solve many of Nigeria’s security and economic woes.

Al-Makura who briefed state house journalists in Abuja on Wednesday, called on Nigerians to be patient with the policies of the Tinubu administration.

“Yes, I’m here to visit Mr. President. I was opportuned to have an audience with him. A very fruitful audience. And I seized the opportunity to congratulate him and commend his efforts for the great work he’s doing and the hard decisions he has to take in order to move this country forward.

“I had a very wonderful discussion with him, and given his disposition and vision towards making this country great. I’ve seen the renewed hope agenda as something that will change the scheme of things for the better for this country, especially in the areas of security, economic development, and already you can start seeing how sustainable growth and sustainability is being achieved.

“If you look at the area of security, you’ll see that a lot of efforts are being made to calm the fears of Nigerians in the economic sector too and the well being of Nigerians.

Tinubu had during his inaugural speech on May 29 directed the removal of subsidy, which has drained billions of dollars from the country’s economy.

As part of the administration effort to assuage the impact of the subsidy removal, Tinubu promised the state governments that, among other things, his administration would give the manufacturing sector N75 billion between July 2023 and March 2024 to help mitigate the effects of the removal of fuel subsidies.

Several state governments have since disclosed how they hope to utilise the federal government palliative grant to mitigate the impact of the fuel subsidy removal.

While speaking on the efforts of the Tinubu administration, Al-Makira assured that sooner or later the vision and policies of this administration will look positively on Nigerians.

“I think Nigerians should be patient, I’m sure sooner than later, the vision and policies of this administration will look positively on Nigerians.”