The First Lady, Sen. Oluremi Tinubu, has asserted that President Bola Tinubu is not to blame for Nigeria’s current economic woes.
According to her, the Tinubu administration is not responsible for the current situation in the country but it is only trying to fix it and secure the future.
Nigerians have been groaning under economic hardship since the removal of fuel subsidies, which pushed the pump price of petrol from N198 to N1,030.
Persecondnews recalls that on May 29, 2023, Tinubu, at his inauguration, announced an end to subsidy, saying the policy was standing in the way of Nigeria’s economic growth.
Speaking at the palace of Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, on Thursday, the First Lady said the Tinubu administration is still very young and needed more time to fix the country.
She was in Ife to inaugurate a hostel and a 2.7-kilometre road donated to Ọbafẹmi Awolọwọ University (OAU), Ile Ife by the Ooni of Ife and named after her.
She said, “We are just two years into our administration; we are not the cause of the current situation; we are trying to fix it and secure the future.
“We know that subsidy has been removed, but with God on our side in the next two years, Nigeria will be greater than this. Those who attempted removing subsidy before could not see it through.
“But with your prayers in the next two years, we will build a nation for the future.”
She said her husband is not greedy, thanking God for making him emerge as Nigeria’s number one citizen.
“We give glory to God for our status, myself and my husband. We are not greedy, but we thank God for what God has done for us. It is not common for rich people to get to this seat, but I am grateful to God.
“We cannot disappoint Nigeria, and with the help of God, we are getting to the promised land in no distant time,” Mrs. Tinubu said.
The First Lady, who disclosed that she graduated from OAU 41 years ago, donated N1 billion to the university for its development and advancement.
The Ooni of Ife lauded the wife of the President for serving as a role model to young ones since her days as First Lady of Lagos State.
The traditional ruler said, “I have been a keen admirer of Senator Oluremi Tinubu as a young man eking out a living in Lagos. The New Era Initiative, particularly its focus on the detribalized One Day Governor in Lagos, captivated me. It offers young secondary school boys and girls the opportunity to become governors in Lagos State.
“This has been a milestone and major inspiration for the younger ones to aspire and proper.”
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