Minister of Works David Umahi says President Bola Tinubu has sleepless nights over the “very unhealthy” financial system he inherited from his predecessor, Muhammadu Buhari.
Mr Umahi, who spoke whereas inspecting some tasks in Aba, Abia State, on Saturday, urged residents to help Mr Tinubu’s authorities.
“The residents of this nation might want to do their bit, whereas management additionally does its bit. That’s the solely method it’s going to work,” Mr Umahi mentioned. “Whereas Mr President is passing via sleepless nights on learn how to resolve the issues of a really unhealthy inherited financial system, Nigerians ought to help him and likewise help themselves.”
Mr Umahi turns into the second particular person in Mr Tinubu’s cupboard to berate Mr Buhari’s administration for leaving the financial system in a “very unhealthy” form.
In November 2023, Nationwide Safety Adviser Nuhu Ribadu lamented that the Tinubu-led authorities “inherited a troublesome scenario, actually a bankrupt nation, no cash.”
Mr Tinubu took over the helm of affairs from his get together man, Mr Buhari, on Could 29, 2023, with an inflation charge of twenty-two per cent and a debt profile of over N46 trillion, in keeping with the Debt Administration Workplace.
Nonetheless, Mr Buhari’s spokesperson, Garba Shehu, has insisted that the previous administration rescued the Nigerian financial system inside its eight-year rule between 2015 and 2023.
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