President Bola Ahmed Tinubu says he feels the pains that Nigerians are going through due to the removal of fuel subsidy.
Tinubu made this known during his national broadcast to mark the nation’s 63 Independence.
The president, at his on May 29, put an end to the multi-billion naira subsidy regime.
“Petrol subsidy is gone”, he said, putting an end to billion of naira paid to petrol marketers for years.
The removal came with attendant suffering for many Nigerians, including the hike in the price of food and other essential commodities.
Speaking President Tinubu said he understands what Nigerians are going through. ” I have a heart that feels and eyes that see,” he said.
According to him, the current situation is a fleeting moment that will soon disappear, urging Nigerians to be patient, saying “we must endure this trying moment.”
Tinubu said he’s “attuned to the hardships that have come. I have a heart that feels and eyes that see. I wish to explain to you why we must endure this trying moment. Those who sought to perpetuate the fuel subsidy and broken foreign exchange policies are people who would build their family mansion in the middle of a swamp. I am different. I am not a man to erect our national home on a foundation of mud. To endure, our home must be constructed on safe and pleasant ground.”
