Tinubu inherited worst economy, says Senator Karimi

President Tinubu

CHAIRMAN, Senate Services Committee, Senator Sunday Karimi, APC, Kogi West has said that President Bola Tinubu’s administration inherited the worst economic challenges so far in the history of the country.

Consequently, he has pleaded with Nigerians irrespective of Political affiliations, states to be patient with what he described as ongoing reformation agenda of President Tinubu, just as he stressed that the administration had shown commitment towards rebuilding the economy and the transformation of same to a strong, self sufficient economy.

Speaking at the maiden edition of Igbaruku Day organised by Igbaruku-Okeri Community Development Association (ICDA) in Igbaruku-Okeri, Yagba West Local Council, Kogi State, Senator Karimi said that the President’s long-term vision driven by proactive policies towards achieving sustainable economic recovery were slowly yielding fruits.

The Senator who noted that the process of achieving economic recovery should be seen as a collective effort both by government and the citizenry, said, “since government alone cannot make all that is good for the people happen”, the lawmaker charged the people to be patriotic and committed to the development of their communities.

According to him, with the citizens playing thier parts, the economic challenges being faced by the current administration will be reasonably addressed with major successes and in the short-term.

He said, “the government of President Tinubu inherited a bad, in fact the worst situation, so far. Tinubu met the average gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate of 1.8 percent. The four years average preceding the administration of Tinubu was 15.1 percent.

“Nigeria was so bad that government printed money without activities to back it up. It is still our government, APC (All Progressives Congress). We admit that. Nigerian Naira was almost turned to paper, where one US Dollar equated 1900 Naira. But the Tinubu government is not resting on its oars.

“They are working tirelessly everyday to find solutions to the problems. Today, one Dollar equals 1,300 Naira. Port Harcourt refinery is back, Warri refinery is back. With patience with President Tinubu, we will live to see the Nigeria of our dream, in the short-term.”

Karimi who noted that the purpose of gatherings like Igbaruku Day are geared towards bringing people together to work towards a common goal of improving the quality of lives and standards of living in their communities, however reiterated his resolve to the infrastructural development of Kogi West, just as he informed the people of his effort towards ensuring that the Iluhagba-Egbe Federalv Trunk A Road is given a facelift.

He promised that the palliative repairs ongoing would resume very shortly so as to help ease the transportation of farm produce as well as improve the economy of the area.