Veteran actor Jide Kosoko has urged Nigerians to give President Bola Ahmed Tinubu more time to address the country’s economic challenges, insisting that the administration is working to fix problems inherited from previous governments.
Kosoko blamed past administrations for failing to plan adequately for Nigeria’s growing population, while defending the removal of fuel subsidy and noting the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) as part of the government’s efforts to ease financial burdens on citizens.
He appealed to Nigerians to endure the current hardship and allow Tinubu to complete his reforms.
In an interview with Biola Adebayo, Kosoko said:
“People don’t queue to make money; everybody works for their money and business. Things are not as bad as some people made us understand. People make money here and there. Some people might still be unlucky, but that doesn’t mean their time will not come. It is not turn by turn. You can have your money today; my own time can come today too. I need not wait for you. It all depends on what I do and what you do.
“The situation of things now is because the country’s previous governments really did not plan towards the population that was increasing. That was the main problem. They didn’t prepare enough for the gradual population increase. If they had met these challenges, we might not have so many problems on the ground, which Bola Ahmed Tinubu is now fixing. He’s now fixing the country.
“The free money being used to satisfy you and me needs to be taken back for us to face reality. The reality is that we are not buoyant enough to start enjoying what we are enjoying. We still have quite a few other things to do. If the subsidy were not removed and fuel prices were down, you would still spend the excess you pay now on necessary things.
“You are still going to use those things you could have saved from the cost of fuel for students’ school fees, to ensure your environment is good. Your business is moving. This government has taken some of those things from you. Look at NELFUND, students’ loan. If the loan is not given, whatever you will have made will go into that school for your children. It has been taken off you.
“Let’s allow the man to finish his job. He’s doing well. Regardless of what his opponents are saying, and at any rate, there is nothing he is doing that is bad before them. They want to rubbish what he is doing so you will think they have stocks, but unfortunately, he is already there doing what he understands. I’ll keep letting people know we still need to give the president a chance to finish what he is doing.
“My appeal is this, please, my people, let’s try and allow Mr President and his team to finish what they started. Honestly, I bet we will all laugh at the end of the day. Then the problem will be, after 2031, who takes over? Because Bola Ahmed Tinubu is going now. By the time he finishes, whoever takes over must be ready for the same strong challenge to keep it moving.
“My appeal is this. He will take us out of this mess. He is only cleaning up people’s mess. We should know. If we don’t cooperate, let it happen, and join in enduring this pain, we won’t reach the promised land. But by God’s grace, we will get to the promised land.”
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