By Nathaniel Zacchaeus, Abuja
The Senator representing Kogi West, Sunday Karimi, has said the proactive economic recovery policies introduced by President Bola Tinubu, were gradually yielding fruits.
He therefore pleaded with Nigerians to exercise patience with the administration, claiming that Tinubu inherited a very bad economy on assumption of office on May 29 last year.
Karimi stated this while speaking at the maiden edition of Igbaruku Day organised by the Igbaruku-Okeri Community Development Association (ICDA) in Igbaruku-Okeri, Yagba West Local Council, Kogi State, yesterday.
He said, “Nigerians, irrespective of political affiliations should be patient with the ongoing reformation agenda of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The administration inherited the worst economic challenges so far in the anal of the country.
“The President’s long-term vision driven by proactive policy towards achieving sustainable economic recovery, is slowly yielding fruits.”
The Senator, who is the Chairman of Senate Services, assured Nigerians that the Tinubu’s administration had shown commitment towards rebuilding the economy and making it strong and self-sufficient.
He said, “The process of achieving economic recovery should be seen as a collective effort both by government and the citizenry since government alone cannot make all that is good for the people happen.
“I urge our people to be patriotic and committed to the development of their communities.”
He said if the citizens play their part, the economic challenges being faced by the current administration will be reasonably addressed with major successes in the short term.
Karimi said, “The government of President Tinubu inherited a bad, in fact, the worst situation, so far. Tinubu met the average gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate of 1.8 per cent. The four-year average preceding the administration of Tinubu was 15.1 per cent.
“Nigeria was so bad that the government printed money without activities to back it up. It is still our government, APC (All Progressives Congress). We admit that. Nigerian Naira was almost turned to paper, where one US Dollar equated to N1,900 but the Tinubu’s government is not resting on its oars.
“It is working tirelessly every day to find solutions to the problems. Today, one Dollar equals N1,300. Port Harcourt refinery is back, Warri refinery is back. With patience with President Tinubu, we will live to see the Nigeria of our dream, in the short term,”
Karimi stated that the purpose of gatherings like Igbaruku Day was to bring people together to work towards a common goal of improving the quality of life and standards of living in their communities.
While also reiterating his resolve to the infrastructural development of Kogi West, the Senator informed the people of his effort towards ensuring that the Iluhagba-Egbe Federal Trunk A Road is given a facelift.
He promised that the palliative repairs would resume very shortly to help ease the transportation of farm produce as well as improve the economy of the area.
