President Bola Tinubu has again explained why his administration removed fuel subsidy at his inauguration in May.
Gatekeepers News reports that Tinubu, while hosting a delegation of Muslim leaders from the southwestern part of Nigeria at the Aso Rock villa on Friday, said the removal was to ensure the country does not collapse.
The President said the removal of the subsidy has caused hardship but the situation would get better.
Presidential spokesperson, Anjuri Ngelale, quoted his principal saying, “It is about our future. We must guarantee our future. Almighty Allah will not give us a burden that we cannot bear.
“He has put us here for a purpose. It may look difficult; even rough, but it will get better. We avoided it (removing the subsidy) for 40 years. We are all going through the pain now, but for Nigeria not to collapse, we had to remove the subsidy.
“In the history of successful nations, there is nothing more vital than the leadership of a nation taking difficult decisions at the right time and for the right reasons.
“There would have been no money for the subnationals.”
He noted that his administration is putting in the work to ensure that the country’s economy gets better.
Tinubu said, “We have to believe in one country; we have to believe in Nigeria. We will do our best, and our economy will get better for the benefit of Nigerians.
“I am very sure of that, and we are putting in the work to ensure that.”
On his part, the leader of the delegation, Rasaki Oladejo has commended Tinubu’s courage in removing the subsidy.
