Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, minister of interior, says President
Bola Tinubu did not campaign for the presidency as a “magician”.
Speaking in an interview on Channels Television on Sunday,
Tunji-Ojo said the Tinubu-led administration cannot solve a “100-year old
problem” in a year.
Tunji-Ojo said the federal government is “doing well when
you look at certain indices” and that he is not worried about the capacity of
the administration to resolve Nigeria’s problems.
“When you judge the government based on the ability of this
particular administration to solve a 100-year old problem in one year, you
might be having such assertion,” he said.
“Mr President, to the
best of my knowledge, never campaigned to be a magician. He campaigned as a
statesman. He campaigned on the basis of renewed hope.
“Before a hope can be renewed, it means it has dwindled.
When you want to reinvigorate a hope that has really gone down, when you want
to reprocess a system that is down, you need a bit of time. Within this time,
are we on the right step? Yes.”
The minister said Nigeria’s problems can be attributed to
years of mismanagement, adding that it is easier to destroy than to build.
A youth-led nationwide protest over the prevailing economic
hardship in the country has been slated for August 1-10.
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