The South West Agenda for Asiwaju (SWAGA) has appealed to Nigerians to be patient with the administration of President Bola Tinubu, saying the President is laying the foundation for the prosperity of all Nigerians and the country.
In a statement issued on Friday on behalf of the presidential support group by its national chairman, Senator ‘Dayo Adeyeye and the national secretary, Honourable Bosun Oladele, in view of the planned youth protest, the group called the attention of the citizens to the likely destructive consequences of such protest at this time that many countries of the world are grappling with economic challenges defying conventional solutions and quick-fix approach.
According to the statement, Nigeria is lucky to have a leader like President Tinubu at this time who is not only a listening president but a proactive one that is not detached from the feelings, yearnings and expectations of the populace.
The group referred to the policy reforms and programme of the current administration embarked upon in the last one year as the foundation being laid for a prosperous Nigeria that all will be proud of.
“For example, the latest approval of the new minimum wage, the financial autonomy of the Local Governments in a bid to ensure that dividends governance is closer to the grassroots, the six-month wage award paid to federal and state civil servants, the food palliatives to states, the N200 billion intervention fund for Medium and Small scale Enterprises, N150bn Investment in Compressed Natural Gas for Mass transit, Nigeria Education Loan Fund for Students and the newly inaugurated Consumer Credit Scheme among others are rapid reforms and intervention policies that are unprecedented in the history of governance in Nigeria. If all these and others have been put in place within one year of this government, one can imagine how things will look in the next 3 years and in future. It is therefore important to thread with caution to avoid anarchy that will eventually truncate this lofty progress on our road to glory as a nation, after all according to Napoleon Hill, Patience, persistence and perspiration make an unbeatable combination for success.
“Finally, we are have witnessed such protests that ought to be peaceful as a Nation and in other Countries like Kenya but that were hijacked by miscreants with the attendant ruin of livelihood, businesses, jobs, loss of lives etc. No one can predict where and when things will go wrong when it is a mob action. We are already going through economic challenges as a result of years of bad governance and recent global health challenges and the citizens are bound to suffer more when the chips are down due to needless protests that may result in looting and anarchy if not shelved.
“It is said that ‘trees that are slow to grow bear the best fruit’. Nigeria of our dream will arrive faster when we tread the path of patience and perseverance as the government works for our collective benefits.”
. TheWitness
