PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu on Friday, May 24, 2024 told a group of Yoruba Leaders of Thought led by Prince Tajudeen Oluyole Olusi that Nigeria was bleeding when he took over on May 29, 2023 but he has stopped the bleeding.
At the meeting with a delegation of Yoruba Leaders of Thought, the President wants a functional Local Government that will not be allowed to suffocate.
He confirmed that it has been challenging but “the worst is over for Nigeria.”
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He urged Nigerians to pay attention to State Governors and make sure they are alive to their responsibilities.
“It has been challenging. It has been fulfilling as well. We took over, and we have stopped the bleeding. I can say categorically now that Nigeria is no longer bleeding. And it will not bleed to death, but rather will now move to prosperity. That is the promise that I made to you all, and it is also the charge that you gave to me.
“We are managing to swim through the pond. The current is not a good one. We will turn the tide. We are turning the bend. This I assure you. I am being very careful. The worst is over for Nigeria. We will prevail.
“I thank the team who have been working really hard. All I can promise is that we will do whatever it takes. We are determined, and we will work so that all Nigerians can feel the impact of good governance.
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“We will get value for our money, and it is not for ourselves, but for our children. Our children will not inherit the burden of bad governance. Yet, they will enjoy the prosperity of Nigeria as a blessed nation from our very hands; from our sweat. We will bequeath to them a nation full of pride and prosperity”
“Healthcare upgrade is ongoing. Road rehabilitation and construction is ongoing. Education development is ongoing.
I am charging you to look at what is going on in the states. Pay attention to your state governors. Tell them to take their responsibilities seriously and make the people the focus of their development plans.
Once there is synergy, then I can assure you that Nigeria will be one of the best nations that you will see anywhere on earth.
“Local government administration is being suffocated. People are looking at the opportunity to ensure that they survive and become more purposeful through community development programmes.
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What I will not support is any effort to make the Local Government a unitary system by handing all core responsibilities to the Federal Government. That is criminal when there is a Federal System.
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“We have a Federal System. There is State and Federal administration. We have two components. States must do whatever is in the best interest of their own process of administration.
There is no one-size-fits-all. That is what we should do by looking at the revenue formula, and we must be consistent with federalism; fiscal federalism.
Those are the things you should expect from me, not the knee-jerk reactions ahead of elections.
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“Our population is growing. It is getting larger. The geographical requirement is getting bigger, so we still want more space for housing.
The population is growing. So that is the basis for flexibility at the Local Government level. We must grow and expand,” the President said.
“I can tell you that Nigeria is no longer printing paper money and deceiving itself that it has a base for survival.
Nigeria went through terrible labour pains, but we have seen the baby coming out alive.”
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