Nasarawa Governor Abdullahi Sule has said if there is any person that has the capacity to fix the economy of the country, that person remains President Ahmed Bola Tinubu.
Sule stated this when he hosted a delegation from the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Nasarawa chapter at the Government House on a solidarity visit.
According to the Governor, President Tinubu has competitive advantage in the area of economy because it is his area of his expertise.
“I always say it privately and openly. If there is anything I believe this President has a competitive advantage, it’s in the area of the economy. I am always hopeful even with the hardships that, if there is anything that this President shall get right first, it should be the economy,” he stated.
Sule pointed out that if Tinubu does not get the economy right then Nigeria is in trouble because nobody would be able to fix the nation’s economy economy.
“If this President does not get the economy fixed, then I don’t know who else is going to get it right. Honestly speaking, that I believe is his area of expertise. It is the area he has done well in the past. And it’s the area we are hoping he will fix,” he added.
The Governor explained that his conviction is further strengthened whenever he has the opportunity to sit one-on-one with President Tinubu.
“Whenever I had the opportunity to sit with him, I saw the conviction in him that he was working on fixing the economy. It gives me comfort,” he said.
He noted that since the removal of the fuel subsidy, the 36 States of the Federation have received improved revenue because what would have gone into paying subsidy is coming to the States and local governments.
“Our money has improved. I am very transparent about this. It has improved from the over four billion that we used to receive to now to six or seven billion since the removal of subsidy,” he said.
Sule said his administration was using the money to build needed infrastructure.
“The bulk of our money is going into infrastructure. Everywhere we are building infrastructure, we pay between forty to fifty percent upfront. Because the cost of material are going up daily. But I am not doing that to the point of leaving the people hungry,” he added.
The Governor said his administration has distributed food items as palliative across the State twice and is already stocking up more food items to be distributed again.
Credit- The Nation
