Mohammed Idris, minister of information and national
orientation, says the federal government understands the difficulty Nigerians
are facing following the petrol subsidy removal.
Idris spoke in reaction to comments credited to Godwin
Obaseki, governor of Edo state.
The governor had said he was shocked that the federal
government did not have a plan in place before implementing the subsidy
removal.
Reacting in a statement issued on Thursday, the minister
said the government under the leadership of President Bola Tinubu is working to
make the country prosperous.
“The federal
government understands the current difficulties Nigerians are facing and is
working very hard with the states and local governments to bring succour to our
people,” he said.
“President Tinubu is guiding our country through very
challenging times. We are supremely confident that we will soon turn the corner
into a prosperous future.
“What is required at this time is for leaders at all levels
to cooperatively bind together to make life better for Nigerians, not to play
cheap politics that serves no better purpose.
“As President Tinubu
has admonished, the time for politics and politicking is over.”
Idris said Edo under Obaseki has benefited from subsidy
removal in terms of more allocation to the state.
“Rather than delving into narratives which do not provide
the complete picture, the focus should be on how the Edo state government will
be using available resources to drive impactful projects that genuinely uplift
the people of Edo State,” he said.
The minister said Tinubu’s decisions are based on foresight,
“with the primary aim of engineering a resilient and sustainable economy”.
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Baba tinubu do not politicise obaseki's comment. There is problem people are angry and dying of hunger. The only palliative that can work is reduction of fuel price. Right now am in agony because my inlaw and his family who is a director in One of the state gone to bed without taking lunch and dinner. Even the breakfast with garri and sugar around 12;00 am. So listen to the masses not the ministers and govs people are dying
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