*Says Tinubu’s Reforms Will Ease Cost Of Living Soon
The Special Adviser on Media and Information Strategy to President Bola Tinubu, Mr. Bayo Onanuga, has assured Nigerians that they will soon experience a reduction in the cost of living as the effects of the administration’s economic reforms start to materialise.
Speaking to newsmen in Lagos on Sunday, Onanuga stated that the positive effects of President Tinubu’s policies would soon be felt across all segments of the nation.
Onanuga highlighted that President Tinubu had not only introduced progressive reforms but had also tackled challenges that previous administrations avoided.
He added that two years is an insufficient yardstick to fully measure the administration’s achievements, noting that policy experts typically assess the impact of policies over a period of 10 years to 12 years.
“The president’s years in office began with clear policy directions and implementation.
“A lot of reforms have taken place across sectors.
The President has laid down many fundamentals that would ensure growth,” he stated.
He acknowledged that while the positives of the President’s actions over the past two years were gradually trickling down, a significant paradigm shift had occurred in the economy, addressing many pre-existing problems.
Onanuga, while referring to the situation before the subsidy removal, said, “There was no fuel. Many stations were saying, No fuel, no fuel.
“What was happening at that time was that the NNPC had reached the bottom point. It had no money to import fuel; it claimed that it was owing suppliers about six billion dollars and the government was owing it about four trillion dollars. So, it could not import any more.”
Addressing concerns about borrowing, Onanuga clarified that it is a common practice globally, with even countries like the United States engaging in it.
