President Tinubu urges cooperation, resilience amid economic reform challenges
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo
President Bola Tinubu has acknowledged the harsh economic situation facing Nigeria, assuring citizens that his administration is working to correct past mistakes and put the country on a path to prosperity.
Speaking at the 48th convocation ceremony of the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) in Ile-Ife, President Tinubu emphasized that his administration has accepted the assets and liabilities of past governments without apportioning blame.
The president who was represented by the Special Adviser to the President on Economy, Office of the Vice President, Dr. Tope Fasua urged Nigerians to cooperate and endure the current hardship, promising that the efforts will yield positive results in the long run.
His words: “Fellow Nigerians, I am not unaware of the harsh economic situation of our country neither do I take pleasure in inflicting pains and anguish on my compatriots. However, we were faced with the stark reality of results of some policies hitherto executed by past administrations but which had no direct positive impact on the generality of our people.
“We have gladly accepted the assets and liability of our heroes past without any intention of apportioning blames or pointing an accusing finger at any individual or group of people.
“As we are trying to fix, reconfigure and correct past mistakes and errors, we implore all Nigerians to cooperate with us, to endure this unintentional hardship so that, like the graduates of today, we all can celebrate and be celebrated at the end of the day. I am certainly seeing the light at the end of our tunnel.”
Speaking at the event, the First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu urged the graduating students to embrace innovative thinking and seize the numerous opportunities coming into the country.
She said, “I charged you all to think out of the box to seize opportunities coming into the country. We must accept that things will be done differently to achieve meaningful development.”
The first lady was conferred with the Honorary Degree of Doctor of Public Administration at the convocation ceremony.
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