President Bola Tinubu had stated that beneficiaries of fuel subsidy and smuggler are fighting back his government.

Notwithstanding, Tinubu said his administration is deploying resources to critical sectors and areas with significant impact on the welfare of Nigerians.

The President emphasized that the nation’s treasury is sacrosanct and must not be abused.

Tinubu spoke at a meeting with the Forum of State Chairmen of the All Progressives’ Congress (APC) at the State House in Abuja on Friday, March 15, 2024.

He said: “As we are fighting corruption, smugglers, and old subsidy beneficiaries, they must certainly will fight back. All those who falsified records and became losers with the subsidy (on petroleum products) removal, they will fight back.

“But we will defend our people. The treasury belongs to the people, and that sacred trust must not be abused.”

The President assured Nigerians that his government is working around the clock to improve their living conditions.

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“The programme of our government will be truly progressive; student loans, a national consumer credit system, and social welfare for the unemployed, as well as graduates. Every Nigerian will find a place of belonging in our country.

“In the eye of even the biggest hurricane, we will find that place of tranquility and prosperous harmony for the benefit of all. Nigerians will all partake on this national journey to prosperity,” the President said.

Tinubu told the state party chairmen, led by the National Chairman of the APC, Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje, that his government had already drawn up a blueprint for large-scale livestock farming, which will be activated soon.

“We are bringing mechanized farming to the fore. Yesterday’s crisis will become today’s opportunity. Fertilizers are being supplied to farmers as we speak. Agriculture and economic diversification provide the answers to our problems. We will not continue to import food. We know how to turn lack into abundance, and the world will watch us do it again,” the President said.

The president called on the party leaders to mobilise the citizens for National Identification Number (NIN) registration.

The Star