VP SHETTIMA REAFFIRMS PRESIDENT TINUBU’S COMMITMENT TO DIVERSIFYING NIGERIA’S ECONOMY

Vice President Kashim Shettima has reaffirmed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s commitment to diversifying the Nigerian economy, describing him as a leader with the political will to take bold decisions. This was stated by Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media & Communications, Stanley Nkwocha, in a statement.

In a statement, Nkwocha said Shettima made this assertion when he received a delegation from the Nigerian Economic Society (NES) led by its President, Prof. Adeola Adenikinju, on a courtesy visit at the Presidential Villa. Shettima cited the President’s recent trip to Brazil, which resulted in the signing of five Memoranda of Understanding covering aviation, foreign affairs, science and technology, and agriculture, saying these were deliberate and intentional steps by the President in diversifying the nation’s economy.

Shettima noted that while the world is now in a knowledge-driven post-industrial age, the current government and relevant stakeholders are in a unique position to turn Nigeria’s potential into demographic dividends. “In President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, you have an ally, a friend who grew up in the same ecosystem as you, who speaks your language of business and commerce, who understands the economic terrain, and most importantly, who has the political courage,” Shettima said. He added that Nigerians have the intellectual know-how, capacity, and versatility to economically reposition the country by leveraging President Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda.

Shettima solicited the NES’s support for the actualization of the Renewed Hope Agenda, urging the body to come up with more robust solutions to Nigeria’s challenges. Prof. Adenikinju applauded the economic reforms of the administration of President Tinubu, describing them as bold, profound, and yielding results. He pledged the NES’s firm support for the Tinubu administration’s efforts and policies and offered to serve, if integrated, in the Federal Government’s economic management team.

In a separate development, the Federal Government is considering constituting a presidential task team for the conceptualization and operationalization of good architecture in Nigeria. This was one of the requests made by a delegation from the Nigerian Institute of Architects (NIA) led by its President, Arc. Mobolaji Adealo Adeniyi, during a courtesy visit to the Vice President. The Institute also named the Vice President as Nigeria’s Champion of Good Architecture to elevate design as a national priority as well as a vehicle for unlocking economic potential.

Shettima assured the NIA of the support of the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, saying the President is a dependable ally who is ready to work collectively to move Nigeria forward. “I want to assure you that all your requests are hereby granted. I want to assure you that in President Bola Ahmed Tinubu you have a very, very formidable ally with whom we can work collectively to catapult our nation,” Shettima said. He urged Nigerian Architects to support the current administration, describing President Tinubu as “a compassionate leader who won’t even want to hurt a fly.” Shettima added that leadership requires taking hard decisions, and he believes that in the fullness of time, posterity will be kind to him.