Fixing Nigeria difficult for FG – VP Shettima
Vice President, Kashim Shettima, has disclosed the present government led by President Bola Tinubu is facing a challenging time in fixing Nigeria.
Shettima stated that the current administration has no intention of deceiving Nigerians or exacerbating the difficulties faced by citizens.
This was as he assured that the current economic challenges confronting the country would soon be over.
He said this on Sunday in Lagos during the 29th pre-Ramadan lecture organised by the University of Lagos Muslim Alumni, UMA, with the theme, “Economic Reforms for Nigeria: Challenges and Prospects for the Future.”
Represented by his Special Adviser on Political Matters, Dr. Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, the Vice President urged Nigerians to react to the current realities “responsibly and maturely.”
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He said: “Yet, my brothers and sisters, we do not have the choice of continuing in the direction that brought us where we are today. We have to fix this country, and failure to do this is not an option. All the options we have are challenging, and they are, without a doubt, more telling on the poor. If there were easier and reliable alternatives to the policy choices we have adopted, we would have adopted them.
“Our administration does not plan to make the lives of Nigerians more difficult. Nor do we intend to deceive fellow citizens that the change in direction and the expected outcome can be achieved without pain or sacrifices.
“We are also acutely aware that ours is a set of related Nigerian problems, and the solutions we seek must be genuinely informed by a Nigerian context, not the experiences of others or the preferences of special foreign interests which are removed from consequences of missteps or errors of judgment.
“We expect that Nigerians should express their feelings over our circumstances responsibly and maturely. We are also a deeply religious people, and we believe in the powers of faith and prayers.”
