Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma, has commended President Bola Tinubu for what he described as decisive leadership that rescued Nigeria from near economic collapse.
Speaking at the All Progressives Congress (APC) Governors’ Forum stakeholders’ meeting held on Friday, October 17, Uzodimma said the president inherited a struggling economy in 2023 but took bold steps that are now restoring national stability and growth.
“Since 2023, the Asiwaju government came into office, and he met a Nigeria that was almost drowning, and what was required was a bold leader who would be able to make decisions,” he said.
According to him, Tinubu’s policies, including the removal of fuel subsidy, exchange rate unification, and several fiscal reforms, have begun to reverse years of economic decline.
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“He discovered the cancer that held Nigeria hostage, and he took that bold decision of removing the fuel subsidy, of unifying the exchange rate, of rolling out so many reforms, and the fiscal policies that made Nigeria, which was almost broke, gradually now becoming rich again,” he added.
While Uzodimma applauded the administration’s policies, Nigerians continue to face rising inflation and declining purchasing power, despite reports of higher federal allocations to state governments.
Tinubu, in response to mounting criticism, recently urged citizens to hold their governors and local government chairmen accountable for service delivery at the grassroots level.
“We are running a constitutional democracy. I am doing my very best to enhance the revenue base of the country. They must equally be sympathetic, and they must urgently consider the needs of the local people,” the president said.