President Bola Tinubu on Friday called on members of his cabinet and other top management staff of the civil service to work together, change the narrative of Nigeria, and bring economic prosperity to the country.
The President gave this charge at the closing ceremony of a three-day cabinet retreat which took place in the State House Conference Centre, Abuja.
He also obtained a promise from them that they would work for Nigerians and work as a team to achieve for the country.
Tinubu said: ‘Since we are one family and one nation, and we are in this vehicle together, to change the narrative and bring about economic prosperity of our country; are we ready?’
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‘Poverty is not a shameful thing but it’s not just acceptable. If you check your history, there’s a trace of poverty in it but we should find a way to dig ourselves out of it,’ Tinubu added. ‘So, it is left for you and me to navigate his ship out of poverty. We have a lot of work ahead of us.’
Also President Tinubu has expressed his gratitude to the government of France for their forthcoming initiative to return $150 million siphoned from Nigeria during the tenure of former Head of State, General Sani Abacha.
President Bola Tinubu underscored the importance of preventing violence in Niger Republic by stating that the Economic Community of West African States is employing “appropriate back-channel strategies” to tackle the situation without bloodshed.
‘In addition to the recovery of another tranche of Abacha loot, the President acknowledged the signing of a €100m agreement between Nigeria and France to support the i-DICE programme — a Federal Government initiative to promote investment in Information and Communications Technology and Creative Arts Industries,’ Ngelale revealed.
The President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, disclosed this in a statement he signed on Friday titled ‘President Tinubu meets French presidential envoy as Nigeria prepares for the return of $150m Abacha loot.’