Nigeria @66: Tinubu Says Difficult Reforms Are Over, Prosperity Next

 

President Bola Tinubu says Nigeria has moved beyond the difficult phase of economic reforms as the country celebrates 66 years of independence, promising a new focus on jobs, lower living costs and shared prosperity.

As Nigeria marks 66 years of independence, Tinubu urged citizens to remain committed to the country's future.

His Independence Day message presents the next phase of his administration as one focused on moving from economic reform to stability and prosperity.

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Whether the promised improvements are felt by Nigerians will ultimately depend on how these policies translate into jobs, incomes, prices and opportunities across the country.

“Nigeria was like a sick patient who receives the terrible news that he has cancer,” the President said. “His doctor explains that the treatment will be difficult and painful, but that it offers a strong prospect of recovery. The patient has a choice. He can begin treatment, endure its discomfort and fight the disease. Or he can ask only for morphine, dull the pain and leave the cancer to spread.

“For too long, Nigeria’s leaders chose morphine while praying for a miracle that never came.

“Now, as certain influential but regressive voices would have us abandon the treatment and return ourselves to the abuse of addictive subsidies, we must resist their siren song,” he said. “We must remember why we began this journey and how far we have already come.

“The emergency treatment is over. The foundation has been repaired,” he said. “For three years, our overriding purpose was to correct our nation’s course. Now, our purpose is simple: shared and widespread prosperity.”

For now, the President's message is clear, the difficult reform phase, in his view, is over, and the next chapter should be about prosperity.