Ondo Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, on Friday, said Nigeria as a country of over 200 million people has no excuse not to be great in terms of economic performance, calling on Nigerians to join hands in tackling myriads of challenges confronting the country.
Akeredolu who stated this during the Jumat Service to mark the nation’s 63rd independence anniversary at the Central Mosque, Akure, maintained that all the challenges confronting the country are surmountable.
The governor who was represented by the Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure, Raimi Aminu, called on Nigerians to cooperate with the current administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to solve all the problems and bring succour to entire citizenry.
According to him, the Tinubu-led administration was putting in place frantic efforts to deliver the dividends of democracy to Nigerians and put smiles on faces of Nigerians, and that the country become a place of pride.
“ The task before us is to build a viable and strong economy that would generate a prosperous, progressive and dignified country.
“ We can only attain this by more hard work,,enterprise, peace, creativity and defence of our country, ” he said.
Akeredolu noted that his administration had put in place some palliative measures to cushion effects of fuel subsidy removal by the Federal Government.
He added that the state government had decided to give out farm inputs to farmers to boost food production in the state, saying that payment of registration and consultancy fees had been put on hold in all government hospitals in the state.
The governor promised that the state government would not spare efforts at improving the lots of people of the state, asking the citizens to eschew evil and defend the state.
Earlier, the Chief Imam of the state, Sheikh Abdulhakeem Yayi Akorede, asked the Tinubu-led government to fix the country’s economy and infrastructure to alleviate the suffering of Nigerians
Akorede said that it was pitiable that Nigerians were going through excruciating pains as a result of unbearable cost of living and decaying infrastructure.
He expressed optimism in Tinubu’s agenda in putting an end to multifaceted problems of the country, describing the president as a listening person.
He urged those challenging the victory of the president in the election tribunal to withdraw their suits so that the government could face squarely the mandate of providing security and enabling environment for Nigerians to thrive.
Akorede also enjoined the state governor to reconcile on good terms with his deputy, Mr Lucky Ayedatiwa, so that the state would progress.
He asked the governor to forgive his deputy for betterment of the state, adding that the governor’s absence had hindered many developments in the state.
“ The governor absence has turned developments away from the state because we can’t disturb him nor call his attention to many things. It is bringing problems to the state,” he said.
He commended the state government for the return of the school-free shuttle scheme, saying it would go a long way in cushioning effects of transportation by students in the State.
. TheWitness
