Executive Secretary, National Lottery Trust Fund (NLTF), Bello Maigari, has said President Bola Tinubu has laid the right foundation towards building a strong and prosperous Nigeria.
A statement signed by his media aide, Muhammad Auwal Adamu, said Maigari made the remark at the meeting of the Tinubu/Shettima Youth Vanguard.
The NLTF boss, who was a special guest at the meeting, said the president, in line with his ‘Renewed Hope Agenda’, had remained focused and unwavering in his resolve to make Nigeria great again.
He said the 2024 budget presented by the president holds a lot of promise for virtually all sectors in the country.
“The budget holds great prospects for all sectors, ranging from defence, to internal security, job creation, macro-economic stability and investment environment.
“It also has great prospects for optimisation of the youths’ potential, human capital development, poverty reduction and social security.
“With this budget of renewed hope, Nigeria is saying goodbye to unemployment because jobs are going to be created internally, and small businesses and trades will equally be promoted. There will also be skills acquisition and social development. Investment is also a sure bet, and security is set for a 100 per cent improvement.
“With adequate security, lots of foreign investors will be attracted and that will, in turn, lead to creation of more jobs.
“As head of a government agency with a mandate to promote an inclusive social intervention programme, I am certain the president has taken the right step in the right direction, and with the renewed hope budget, the prayers of Nigerians have been answered.
“President Tinubu is the first, in the history of Nigeria, to present a budget that directly addresses the problems of the masses with immediate long-lasting solutions, and not in favour of the ruling class,” he said.
He said the Tinubu administration had saved Nigeria trillions of naira in less than a year, following the removal of fuel subsidy.
Maigari said the measures enabled the government to cut spending on fuel subsidies, and channel the resources towards improving the healthcare system, education, agriculture and other infrastructure development.
To promote and drive quality leadership at the grassroots, Maigari said the Tinubu administration was collaborating with the state and local governments to resonate the renewed hope agenda to provide a source of livelihood to the low income earners and reduce poverty in the country.
“It is obvious, going by the measures put in place, including reviewing existing tax and fiscal policies, targeted increase in the GDP, and robust industrial activities to grow every sector, that Nigeria is destined for greatness,” he said.