The Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima has called on Nigerians in the diaspora, especially those in the United States, to support President Bola Tinubu’s administration in its efforts to transform the country’s economic fortunes.
He said the administration was doing its best to reposition the economy particularly in the areas of education, health, science and technology, agriculture and would leverage the intellect of the diaspora community which according to him, is “the greatest resource of the future”.
“Citizens of our country have the capacity and intellect to harness our nation’s potentials and take it to greater heights,” the VP added.
Senator Shettima stated this at the Nigeria House in New York during an interactive session with the Nigerian diaspora community in the United States.
Speaking on some of the reforms undertaken by the current administration, the Vice President said President Tinubu has been courageous from the onset, which culminated in bold decisions has continued to reposition the economy.
His words: “When President Tinubu assumed office, he did not resort to trading blames and accusing his predecessor for the state of affairs of our nation. Rather, he took decisions that only a leader of courage and conviction would take.”
He, however, stated that the gains of the reforms undertaken were already yielding tangible results as evident in the increase in the country’s foreign reserves from 3.9 billion dollars to over 55 billion dollars and the 4.45 percent growth in the last quarter.
He added that the improvements recorded in the exchange rate and foreign reserves on account of the reforms would guarantee the safety of diaspora remittances, stability of the exchange rate and investments made by Nigerians in the diaspora.
The Vice President stated that the administration of President Tinubu was determined to redefine the meaning of modern governance because the trajectory of global growth was facing Africa and that Nigeria has a big role to play in the emerging era.
According to the VP, “We are working day and night to reposition the Nigerian nation as investment confidence is returning to Nigeria, and the Dangote Refinery success story is a true manifestation in recent times.
