Governors of the federation have shown their support for President Bola Tinubu’s decision to end fuel subsidy payments in the country and other early policy initiatives of the administration.
Speaking during a meeting with members of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, led by its Chairman, Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara State in Abuja on Wednesday, Tinubu directed NEC led by Vice President Kashim Shettima to mobilise various interventions to cushion the hardship faced by the most vulnerable Nigerians.
Expressing delight at the subsidy-removal decision and Tinubu’s all-inclusive leadership and statesmanship, they congratulated him for tackling the fuel subsidy behemoth, promising to work with him to ameliorate the short-term impact of the decision.
According to a statement issued by Abiodun Oladunjoye, Director, Information, President Tinubu had earlier called on the governors to collaborate with the Federal Government in tackling the menace of poverty in the country, saying the level of impoverishment was unacceptable.
He advised the political leaders to downplay their differences and jointly focus on alleviating the sufferings and pains of the people.
“We can see the effects of poverty on the faces of our people. Poverty is not hereditary, it is from society. Our position is to eliminate poverty. Set aside partisan politics, we are here to deliberate about Nigeria and nation-building,” Tinubu said.