President Tinubu Urges Support For Ongoing ‘Massive Reform’ In 1st ‘Meet The Press’ Interview

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu held his first ‘meet the press’ interview on Monday night during which he urged support for the reforms introduced by his administration, he also recognized the concomitant hardships but however appealed to Nigerians to remain patient and hopeful.

. ‘The reforms come with temporary hardships, but conviction about their long-term positive impacts is key in this journey.

It is not going to be Eldorado for everybody. But the new dawn is here.

I am convinced, and you should be convinced, and you should help propagate that conviction’ he said.

  President Tinubu also expressed condolences to families of crowd crush victims in the country while emphasizing the need to do things properly.

‘Condolences to those who lost a family member, but it is good to give. I have been giving out foodstuff and commodities in Bourdillon. If you know you don’t have enough to give, don’t attempt or publicize it’ he said.

The president, who defended his administration’s decision to remove petrol subsidy and harmonize foreign exchange rates, described this as a necessary measure to ensure the nation’s economic recovery.

‘We were spending our future. We were spending our generation’s fortune. We were not investing; we were just deceiving ourselves’ he said.

The president also reaffirmed his commitment to implementing comprehensive tax reforms aimed at aligning Nigeria’s economy with global standards.

‘Tax reform is here to stay. We cannot continue to do what we were doing yesterday in today’s economy’ he submitted while emphasizing the importance of creating an efficient tax system that will foster economic growth and reduce dependency on oil revenues-Team@orientactualmags.com  Do you have any information you wish to share with us? Do you want us to cover your event or programme? Kindly send SMS to 08059100286, 09094171980 or get in touch via orientactualmag@gmail.com.  Thank you