“We must achieve economic growth, feed our people” – Tinubu tells Ministers

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu

“We must achieve economic growth, feed our people” – Tinubu tells Ministers

The maiden meeting of the Federal Executive Council of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration kicked off at Aso Rock presidential villa on Monday with the present of all the recently sworn-in ministers.

In his opening address, President Tinubu congratulated the Ministers, urging them to see their appointments as call to serve the people. While noting that Nigerians expect a lot from the cabinet, the President said the ministers will be the conductors while he will be the bus driver.

“We have to make sure that this country succeed for 200 million. I accepted the mandate and i have delegated the power to you to serve the country,” the President said while reiterating that members of the cabinet will have the opportunity to come up with home grown solutions and re-engineering process that will lead to availability of resources and making the economy work for the people.

“There are so many things that the cynics will say is impossible, but in your dictionary everything is possible. We have the talent, capacity to turn the country around. We all know that the expectations are high and the times are tough right now. We must work hard, commit ourselves to create an economy that will serve all Nigerians.