President Bola Tinubu on Thursday reiterated his administration’s commitment to addressing the challenges of smuggling and corruption that continue to afflict the nation.
Speaking at the commissioning of the Lagos Red Line Train on Thursday, Tinubu emphasized that his government remains steadfast in its economic policies.
Vice President Kashim Shettima recently revealed that the Federal Government identified 32 routes utilized for smuggling food items out of Nigeria.
“I agree smugglers will fight back, corruption will fight back,” Tinubu said while addressing the menacing situation ubiquitous at the country’s borders. “We will fight them to ruins. Corruption will go away, (we will) save the money for you to educate our children, to pay for the healthcare system of our people, to pay for the modern transportation system that works for highest number of people, not those few smugglers,” Tinubu said.
‘No Going Back On Reforms’
In May last year, during his inauguration, the President terminated petrol subsidies, resulting in a significant rise in the cost of living and sparking protests across various regions of the country.
Nevertheless, the President conveyed assurance to Nigerians on Thursday that despite the prevailing economic challenges, he remains committed to fulfilling his campaign pledges to the populace.
“We said we can do it, you believed in us. We said the people’s lives will end up being better, you believed in us. I could hear a lot of voices right now, I asked for this job, I cannot complain, it’s all about democracy.
“But this revolution that has started, this reform that is ongoing, we are not looking back. The engineering, the construction, the affirmation of our pledge to be loyal to our country. There is one thing I know is that there is a very bright light at the end of the tunnel,” he stated.