President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has said that it has never been in his nature/character to cause pains and hardship upon his fellow Nigerians.
President Tinubu, while speaking at the 48th convocation ceremony of the Obafemi Awolowo University, OAU, Ile-Ife, Osun State yesterday, December 14, said: “I am not unaware of the harsh economic situation of our country, neither do I take pleasure in inflicting pains and anguish on my compatriots.”
The President, who according to his Special Adviser on Economy, Dr. Tope Fasua, solicitate to Nigerians to be patient with the renewed hope government.
He said that Tinubu’s administration has been working tirelessly to ensure that the country works in favour of every citizen by correcting the mistakes made by the past administrations.
He further stressed that this administration will not embark on blame games but is ready to change the country for the better through his economic reforms.
“Our reform policies were aimed at making Nigeria work for everyone, but the pains that come with the reform must be endured in the meantime.”
President Tinubu acknowledged that Nigeria is grappling with the consequences of policies implemented by the previous administrations, which have failed to benefit the majority of the population.
“We have gladly accepted the assets and liabilities of our heroes’ past without any intention of apportioning blame or pointing an accusing finger at any individual or group of people.
“As we are trying to fix, reconfigure and correct past mistakes and errors, we implore all Nigerians to cooperate with us, to endure this unintentional hardship so that, like the graduates of today, we all can celebrate and be celebrated at the end of the day. I am certainly seeing the light at the end of our tunnel.” He said.
Likewise the First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, also advised the graduating students to think outside the box so as to seize the opportunities that would be coming their way.
“I charge you all to think out of the box, to seize the opportunities coming into the country. We must accept that things will be done differently to achieve meaningful development.”
The Chancellor of the University and Etsu Nupe, Alhaji Yahaya Abubakar, said that the backbone of every nation is its investment in education which will drive its developmental drive in the competitive world.
The Pro-Chancellor, Professor Siyan Oyeweso, also called on the 977 post graduates to deploy the knowledge to continue to build a nation full of opportunities for the coming generation.
