President Bola Tinubu has described his government’s inauguration day fuel subsidy removal speech as a painful decision that was necessary for the country’s economy.
Nigeria’s Minister of Information and National Orientation Mohammed Malagi again spoke the mind of the president during the quarterly meeting of the Progressives Governors’ Forum with Commissioners of Information of APC states in attendance at Minna.
He urged the Commissioners to arm themselves with appropirate information and data so that the country’s citizens across all the states of the federation, will not only know about these reforms and programmes but also understand how to access and benefit from them.
“One of the boldest and most consequential decisions of this administration, which is the removal of the fuel subsidy, was a painful but necessary reform. Beyond saving the economy from fiscal collapse, this decision has significantly blocked areas of leakage and waste in our economy,
This has led to an increase in funding for the development of mega infrastructure such as the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Superhighway, Sokoto-Badagry Super Highway, Calabar-Abuja Super Highway, Kaduna-Kano Standard Gauge Railway, Abuja-Kaduna-Kano Expressway, among others.
“It is therefore our duty, as information managers, to ensure that the citizens of this country, across all the states of the federation, not only know about these reforms and programmes but also understand how to access and benefit from them.
“That is why this conference is so important. As Commissioners for Information, you are the voice and face of government at the state level. You must go back home with renewed energy, armed with facts, stories, and strategies to effectively mobilise your people to take full advantage of the promise of Renewed Hope,” Malagi said.
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