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President Tinubu tell World Bank say im no go back on Nigeria reforms
Tinubu ask World Bank to help Nigeria set up mechanisation centres to support farmers and make seedling programs better.
President Tinubu tell World Bank say im no go back on Nigeria reforms
FILE PHOTO: Nigeria President Bola Tinubu / Reuters
11 hours ago

President Bola Tinubu for Tuesday talk say im government no go change im mind on all de economic reforms wey dem dey do.

E swear say im go continue to make governance transparent and make government officials dey responsible for wetin dem dey do.

E talk dis one wen im receive World Bank people for State House for Abuja. Na Managing Director of Operations, Anna Bjerde, lead dem.

Tinubu talk say de reforms, even though e dey pain pipo for beginning, na wetin we need to make Nigeria economy strong and create better chance for our young pipo.

"Since we start dis reform journey, we don put our hand for plough, we no go ever look back," de President talk.

"E clear say for beginning, e dey pain and e hard, but na dem wey no give up for difficult time dey win at de end," Tinubu add.

E talk say because Nigeria na de heart of Africa, we must take all de necessary steps to change our economy, especially by making agriculture better with machines and by supporting farmers.

Tinubu ask World Bank to help Nigeria set up mechanisation centres to support farmers, make seedling programs better, and make fertiliser wey dem produce for Nigeria more available as our petrochemical industry dey grow.

"How we go help farmers use local market for fertiliser to make dia farm yield better and move dem from small-small farmers to big cooperatives and commercial farmers wey fit bring opportunity to Nigerians?" Tinubu ask.

E talk say di commitment of im government to reform mean say dem don take some hard decisions, like to stop fuel subsidy and join exchange rate togeda, even though inflation just rise for beginning shock pipo.