Uzodimma: Tinubu’s Policies Have Made Nigeria Rich Again

Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State has said when President Bola Tinubu assumed office in 2023, Nigeria was almost drowning. Speaking at the APC Governors’ Forum stakeholders meeting on Friday, Uzodimma said Tinubu took bold decisions and introduced policies that have made Nigeria rich again. He said Tinubu discovered the cancer that held the country […]

Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State has said when President Bola Tinubu assumed office in 2023, Nigeria was almost drowning.

Speaking at the APC Governors’ Forum stakeholders meeting on Friday, Uzodimma said Tinubu took bold decisions and introduced policies that have made Nigeria rich again.

He said Tinubu discovered the cancer that held the country down and took bold decisions as a bold leader.

“Since 2023, the Asiwaju government came into office, and he met a Nigeria that was almost drowning, and what was required was a bold leader who would be able to make decisions,” he said.

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“And he discovered the cancer that held Nigeria hostage, and he took that bold decision of removing the fuel subsidy, of unifying the exchange rate, of rolling out so many reforms, and the fiscal policies that made Nigeria, which was almost broke, gradually now becoming rich again.”

Nigeria’s economic situation have been viewed from different lens.

While governors have been receiving huge federal allocations under Tinubu, the ordinary Nigerians have been lamenting about hardship as a result of inflation which has reduced purchasing power.

Absolving himself from the economic constraint, Tinubu once told Nigerians to hold their governors and local government chairmen responsible.

According to the President, “We are running a constitutional democracy. I will appeal to you to summon the governors. I am doing my very best to enhance the revenue base of the country. They must equally be sympathetic, and they must urgently consider the needs of the local people.

“People reside in the local communities. That is where they work, farm, and live. If the local governments are not effective in delivering services; as leaders, we must not hang on to the numbers. We have 774 local government areas, but are they truly effective? Do they solve problems for Nigerians? Do they coordinate development programming with the state and federal governments?

“Who is being held accountable for the performance of the 774 local governments? Maybe we should look at recalibrating. What was good four years ago may not be good today. When we want the votes, we go to the locals; when we get the votes, we move to and focus on Abuja.”