A federal lawmaker representing Yagba Constituency of Kogi State in the House of Representatives on the platform of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Honourable Leke Abejide, has called on Nigerians to be patient for at least two years to allow the policies introduced by President Bola Ahmad Tinubu to manifest so that they can see the impact.
Hon. Abejide, who is also the Chairman of the Customs and Excise Committee at the House of Representatives, describes the need to counter the possible encroachment of insecurity into the country as one of the reasons why the borders still remain closed, especially with the military coups in neighboring countries.
According to him, “I have confidence that the Tinubu administration will improve the country’s economy. I have said it before; it’s like when a woman is in labor, there is a lot of pain pending when she delivers.”
Hon. Abejide made the call while speaking with the press on Saturday at a reception organized for him by the Yoruba residents in Kano.
He said that Tinubu’s government means well for the teeming masses of the state, but Nigerians have to be patient with him because things were bad before he came on board as the leader of the country.
“If you are looking at the policies they are making, you will know that we should give at least two years. I know it is a long time for people who are in hardship, but in less than two years, you will see the impact; the economy is going to be transformed. I have that belief.
“In fact, the person you are talking about is an expert in the financial sector and has a lot of experience. He knows what he is doing and what the result will be. My advice to the people is that we remain patient, and the result will be good for all of us,” he said.
Hon. Leke was received in Kano by the Yoruba Community at a grand event to celebrate his victory as a second-timer in the House of Representatives.
He promised the 4.5 million Yorubas of Kano that he would complete the building of the place of Oba Yoruba Kano before the end of this tenure, being a part of the community.
Earlier, the Oba Yoruba of Kano, Alhaji Alimi Murtala Otisese, thanked the celebrant for his immense contributions to the Yorubas residing in Kano through the empowerment of widows and orphans, describing it as one of the reasons they have conferred him with the title of Asiwaju of Yoruba Kano.
Speaking on behalf of the Kano state Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf, the Special Adviser on Yoruba Affairs, Alhaji Abdussalam Abdullatif, said the Kano government would continue to run an all-inclusive government to deliver the dividends of democracy.
He said the Yoruba residents in the state were happy with the unalloyed cooperation received from the host community.
According to him, the state government has been carrying along the Yoruba in the affairs of running the state.
He added that as a result of the inclusive administration of the present government, it has paved the way for notable Yoruba individuals to be appointed as special advisers to the portfolio he is holding.
