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- Urges him not to bow to pressure over Betta Edu’s scandal
From Romanus Ugwu, Abuja
The Independent Media and Policy Initiative (IMPI) has passed a resounding vote of confidence in the administration of President Bola Tinubu for delivering of its Renewed Hope agenda.
The group maintained that the Tinubu-led administration has performed creditably well despite the enormous institutional, economic headwinds and domestic challenges it has had to contend with.
Speaking at a press conference in Abuja on Tuesday, Chairman of the IMPI, Niyi Akinsiju, noted that the group reviewed the federal government and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) policy applications in the management of foreign exchange, and encouraged that the policy outcomes would address the supply side of forex.
Akinsiju also spoke on the anti-corruption campaign of the Tinubu’s administration, and urged the President not to bow to pressure, but ensure that the report of investigation and those of other government officials under investigation be made public in the spirit of transparency.
“From our review of President Tinubu’s policies in the last eight months, we can objectively submit that the administration has performed creditably well despite the enormous institutional, economic headwinds and domestic challenges it has had to contend with.
“From the conceptualisation and deployment of policies across multifarious sectors by the federal government, we are convinced that President Tinubu is putting in place new building blocks to serve as the bedrock of a new model for national economic growth and socio-political development,” the group noted.
It further contested that from the conceptualisation and deployment of policies across multifarious sectors by the federal government, it convinced that “President Tinubu is putting in place new building blocks to serve as the bedrock of a new model for national economic growth and socio-political development.”
“Currently the Nigerian Stock market takes a pride of place as the number one stock exchange globally, principally driven by domestic investors, which as at 2023, accounted for 88.52 per cent of total market value. This is a confirmation of the existence of conducive environment for foreign investors to invest across the Nigerian investment ecosystem,” the group argued.
On the anti-corruption fight, Akinsiju said: “We take notice of the President’s swift response to corruption allegations against a member of his cabinet, Dr. Betta Edu, by suspending and ordering her investigation.
“Without prejudice to the outcome of the ongoing investigation, we urge the President to not bow to pressure, but ensure that the report of that investigation and those of other government officials under investigation be made public in the spirit of transparency.
“This will go a long way to sending clear signals to local and international audiences about the Tinubu-led administration’s seriousness to tackle the scourge of corruption as recently observed by the US Secretary of State, Anthony Blinken during a recent visit to Nigeria,” he said.
