According to President Bola Tinubu, Nigerians are not the only people suffering from poverty around the world.
According to a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, the President said this in Lagos on Monday, June 17, while receiving a group from the National Assembly who had come to celebrate Eid-el-Kabir.
While conceding that there is poverty and suffering in the country, President Tinubu stated that the concerns must be addressed.
“Yes, there is poverty; there is suffering in the land. We are not the only people facing such, but we must face our challenges. We must find a way to eliminate banditry and terrorism so that farmers can bring out food from the farmland. If you do not have good roads to bring the food to the population, even if you grow the food and you are losing 60-70 per cent to damages, you will pay the price,” the President said.
He asked Nigerians to adjust their attitudes towards Nigeria if the country is to overcome its current issues.
“The need (for some citizens) to change the rent-seeking mindset and become more productive to the economy is a challenge. The need to stop smuggling and all economic sabotage. Why should we have people removing rail tracks and all that, stealing electric cables and sabotaging the economy?
“We must embrace the campaign to change our value system. We must tell our people that the challenge we face is for all of us to change our mindset about our country,” the President said.
A Gentle Reminder: Every obstacle is a stepping stone, every morning; a chance to go again, and those little steps take you closer to your dream.
Nnamdi Okoli