The Minister of State for Water Resources and Sanitation, Barrister Muhammad Bello Goronyo has called on Nigerians irrespective of differences not to allow the purported planned nationwide protest influence their patriotic spirit or destabilise and stigmatise the nation’s integrity and the renewed hope agenda of the President.
“The government is just a year and two months out of 4 years. Nigerians need to be fair and patriotic to give it the space of time to deliver.
“The government took the courage and wisdom to peacefully and deliberately inherit all assets and liabilities of the preceding administration in order to strengthen democracy and pilot development”, the Minister said.
Goronyo spoke on the sidelines, Friday evening, after an all inclusive stakeholders and public session held in Sokoto. Goronyo, who described the intended protest as politically motivated treachery aimed at not only targeting the President but ploughing the nation into a serious situation of helplessness.
“All hands must be on deck by patriotic citizens of the country to avert the calculated destructive protest.
“A similar situation has ploughed countries like Sudan, Libya and other nations into endless economic setbacks by collapsing virtually all infrastructure and resources,” he recalled.
Besides, Sokoto State has made its position clear not to join the protest as concluded at a stakeholders interactive session chaired by Governor Ahmed Aliyu Sokoto who disclosed the development amidst applause and resounding ovation.
According to the minister, Nigerians should understand that the current APC-led government of President Tinubu has vowed to deliver his campaign promises which all serving ministers and those in top government hierarchy have also expressed their commitment to.
Read Also: Tinubu establishes SCO-PMU to manage health sector funding
He explained that the President must be encouraged and supported to lead the country to a prosperous destination where Nigerians hope and confidence would be secure.
Recalling the president’s oath on assuming office, Goronyo said “the President once said ‘since I opted to bid for the nation’s presidency position, I must deliver;” adding that a year and two months was not enough space to assess the President for protest.
He noted that the Bola Tinubu-led administration has remained resolute in driving the renewed hope agenda towards improving security, inclusiveness, ending poverty and encouraging rule of law.
“All these are land mark milestones that reflects the commitment of the government among others with the latest establishment of NWDC, Ministry of Livestock Development to further boost livestock business in the entire north which in turn would provide beneficial window for the development of infrastructure for value addition in the lives of nomads”, he enumerated.