Nigeria’s former Governors of 1999 have urged citizens to support President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as he leads the country.
The former Governors made the call in an interview with State House Correspondents after they paid a visit to President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
Leader of the forum, former Edo State Governor, Lucky Igbinedion said the President means well for Nigerians.
“We are a solid foundation on which this 4th Republic has been thriving. We came to congratulate the President and also to thank him for making one of us the Secretary to Government of the Federation.
“We came to assure him that he has our full support and prayers for the bold steps he has so far taken and also let him know that this is beyond party politics, we are now talking about the project Nigeria.
“Therefore, all hands must be on deck to give the President the needed support and encouragement to foster a better nation. We also seized the opportunity to congratulate him as the new Chairman of ECOWAS,” he said.
He appealed to Nigeria s to be patient with the difficulties they are facing as a result of the removal of subsidy on petrol.
Igbinedion said they were informed by the President that very soon palliatives would be rolled out by the government to cushion the effects of the removal of subsidy.
“For his part, the President assured us that it is his dream to see a better Nigeria and he wants us to also let you know that the decisions he has taken so far might be painful but it is just like childbirth because in order to celebrate a child, you must go through labour.
“Therefore, Nigerians should wait patiently and believe in him that he is going to come up with palliatives that will put smiles on the faces of everyone of us in Nigeria,” Igbinedion added.
He also said their discussion with the President touched on the security situation of the country, addressing unemployment as well as the generation of constant electricity.
Recall that President Tinubu himself was the Governor of Lagos State from 1999 to 2007.
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