I won’t return subsidy – Tinubu – Daily Trust

President Bola Tinubu has mentioned he has no regrets over the removing of the gas subsidy, insisting that Nigeria won’t ever return to the coverage.

He spoke on Monday at a discussion board tagged ‘Together till 2027: An Evening with Original City Boy’, organised by the City Boy Movement in collaboration with the Relax-Tinubu-Is-Fixing-Nigeria motion. Both teams are campaigning for his re-election in 2027.

Tinubu mentioned Nigeria was heading in direction of chapter earlier than he eliminated the subsidy.

He criticised former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, the African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate, over his promise to revive the subsidy.

Comparing the removing to the biblical exodus of the Israelites from Egypt, Tinubu mentioned the nation couldn’t return to the previous.

“I may take heed to my political opponents promising a return to subsidy. Most of all, generally I keep in mind my scripture research, each the Bible and the Holy Quran. When Moses left Egypt, they confronted the problem, and the Red Sea parted and gave manner.

“You can not ask Moses to return to Egypt. We get up with concepts, authentic ideas, and deep considering to maneuver this nation ahead. With your power, your assist, we are going to by no means return to Egypt. No regrets.

The president mentioned the financial system was rising steadily and expressed confidence sooner or later, insisting that the nation was on the proper path.

He urged his supporters to see the 2027 election as a contest for their very own future somewhat than his political ambition.

“Nigeria must win this election before any candidate does. You are not campaigning for me. You are campaigning for your own future, and that future is renewed hope. There’s nothing that will push us back,” he mentioned.

Tinubu acknowledged that the previous three years had been troublesome, saying his administration had taken powerful selections.

He mentioned he selected to take accountability for the nation’s challenges somewhat than dwell on the failures of earlier administrations.

“We understood that a nation cannot borrow its way to greatness,” he mentioned.

The president added that critics had wrongly predicted that younger Nigerians would reject his reforms.

“They were wrong. You are here,” he mentioned.

Ahead of the January 16, 2027 presidential election, Tinubu urged the youths to take his message to their campuses, markets and villages.

On the Students Loan Act, which he signed in 2023, he mentioned he had no regrets, including that multiple million college students had obtained assist by the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND).