President Bola Tinubu has stated that Nigerians have started witnessing positive results from his administration’s reforms.
Tinubu, who said this while receiving the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Kristalina Georgieva, on the sidelines of the G20 Leaders’ Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, added that the welfare of the poor would continue to be prioritized.
Speaking in a statement issued on Thursday by presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, the president noted that the masses now understand the need for the reforms.
“We have started seeing positive results from our reforms, and the Nigerian people now understand the need for them, but we have to reduce the hardship that has resulted from the implementation,” he said.
While acknowledging that the reforms had weakened Nigerians’ purchasing power, President Tinubu noted that the federal government will continue to provide safety nets to cushion the effects of the unintended consequences.
He further lamented the number of out-of-school children, saying that education is the way out of poverty.
“We have too many children out of school, and we know that education is a way out of hunger and poverty.
“That is why we are designing ways and incentives to keep these children in school, and we need your support for these kids who want to stay in school,” Tinubu told the IMF chief.