Ogun: Be Patient With FG, Abiodun Urges Nigerians

The Ogun State governor, Dapo Abiodun has urged Nigerians to continue to remain patience with the federal government, saying that there will be gains at the end of the pains occasioned by the economic hardship through the recent fuel subsidy removal.

Abiodun stated that this while on an unscheduled visit to the secretariat of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Ogun state council, Tuesday.

The governor noted that the Bola Ahmed Tinubu led administration is working assiduously to doing everything he can to fulfill everything as encapsulated in the renewed hope manifesto.

“I also want to through you plead to all of us to continue to be very patience, not just with this present administration but with the Federal Government.

“The Federal government under the leadership of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu who is doing everything he can to fulfill everything as encapsulated in the Renewed hope manifesto.

“As we all witnessed the President hits the ground running the day he was inaugurated. He removed subsidy and deregulated the price on petrol.

“This was a burden that the country could no longer shoulder. Had we continued, this country would have been totally bankrupt.

“Not only did he do that, he quickly followed through by ensuring the convergence of naira to dollar exchange rate”, he added

Meanwhile, the governor in an interactive session urged newsmen to be professional, patriotic while carrying out their role as watchdog and essential partners in progress of nation building

“I want to commend your consciousness for professionalism, by being objective and patriotic in your reportage with focus of building a strong socio-economic bridge for our dear state and for the coming generations.

“As you all know, our state and the country at large are in dire need of systemic media space that is progressive in orientation and developmental in thinking, for the purpose of creating investment-friendly image,” he added.

Speaking earlier, the State NUJ Chairman, Comrade Wale Olanrewaju, commended the Governor for the visit, while urging him to ensure that members of his media team are thorough bred professionals.