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Hardship Set To Ease Soon, Says FG
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Minister assures hardships will end within a year
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Cites efforts like removal of fuel subsidy and FX reforms
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Notes improvement in capital inflows and security situation
Eko Hot Blog report that the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, on Thursday assured Nigerians that the narrative on current hardships would be different within the next one year.
Idris spoke at the 50th anniversary lecture of PUNCH Nigeria Limited held in Lagos. The minister, representing President Bola Tinubu, appealed for patience and assured Nigerians that Tinubu would deliver on his campaign promises.
“Of course, the challenges are going to be there; no one is pretending that they do not exist, but we see a situation where the story would be quite different in another one year,” Idris stated.
The minister referenced Nobel laureate Prof Wole Soyinka, who said he waits a year before assessing a new government. Idris said the administration has taken bold steps like removing fuel subsidy and reforming forex from day one.
He noted the government believes all challenges are for Nigeria’s good, citing improvements in capital inflows and the security situation.
“The National Bureau of Statistics recently said for the first time in a very long time that capital imports are improving by about 66 per cent. If we want to continue this movement, fuel subsidy had to go,” Idris explained.
The minister implored the media “to please report us well,” adding “this is our country; we do not have any other country. If we run down businesses, and there is no other place for all of us to go to.”
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