The Federal Government of Nigeria has expressed that its plan to achieve a $1 trillion economy by 2030 by implementing reforms and initiatives is a realisable feat, even though, saying even though “It is not yet Uhuru. It is not yet El-Dorado, we all know it’s work in progress.”
The government also assured that by the time that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu completes the first four years, Nigerians will be better off for it because “the Renewed Hope Agenda is cruising well.”
The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, stated these in an interview with journalists after two separate economic meetings hosted by Governor of Imo State, Hope Uzodinma with key political actors in the government of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the management of Seplat Oil led by Senator Udoma Udo Udoma in Abuja on Monday night.
He said it is a regular meeting hosted by the chairman of the Progressive Governors Forum (PGF) to consult and look at what direction government is going and the relationship between the States and the Federal Government.
Idris said, “When you want to lay a solid foundation, you have to endure some pain, and this is what we have gone through. But I can tell you that Nigeria’s economy is now on a solid footing, and it is going towards the destination that Mr. President has promised. For the $1 trillion economy, we’re gradually going there. Food sufficiency, we’re going there. Insecurity that has bedeviled this country for a long period of time is being tackled by Mr. President and all the Governors. The kind of deficit that the Governors and the central government is having in terms of resources is also being tackled.
“This is one such meetings that we have just had now and it has come out well. We were sharing with him (Uzodinma) what we have found. He’s also telling us what the governors are doing, especially the Progressive Governors. We put that into account, take this feedback, and that will help us to, of course, fashion out our communication for Nigerians to understand better so that we can have that prosperous country that Mr. President has promised Nigerians.
“My job is to communicate, to tell Nigerians what is happening, to tell Nigerians the effort that government is making. As the Minister of Information, I don’t build roads, I don’t build hospitals, I don’t construct classrooms. My job is to ensure that the business of government is known to Nigerians.
“The Renewed Hope Agenda is cruising and going well. People’s hope are being renewed. We are hearing every day the positives coming out of the economy. All the rating agencies in the world are rating Nigeria’s economy better now.
It is not yet Uhuru. It is not yet El Dorado. We all know but it’s work in progress. This is just at the mid-term. We know that by the time that Mr. President completes the first four years, Nigerians will be better off for it.”
According to Idris, the citizens have embraced the policies of the government because reforms are not easy anywhere in the world.
Hear him, “You can see that resources are being freed for Governors and the central government to have enough, for them to deliver the promises of democracy that they’ve given to them.
“I think it’s a work in progress, but we’re happy with where we are going. We think that Nigeria will be better off for it.”
Friday Olokor
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