Don’t Bombard Me Alone, Governors, LGs Accountable – Tinubu Tells Media

President Bola Tinubu has asked the media to hold states andlocal governments accountable for how they utilise their allocations. The president spoke on Friday during an interfaith breakingof fast with media proprietors and executives at the State House in Abuja. Tinubu said his administration’s economic reforms,especially the removal of the petrol subsidy, have increased funds available tostates. “We have opened up the principle of federalism to the extentthat local governments are now getting their money. But how they use it is inyour hands, so don’t bombard me alone. Look at local governments too, andequally, the sub-national,” Tinubu said. “Today, there is no state that is borrowing to pay thesalaries of employees. Yes, we can complain that it is not enough. We cancomplain we are not where we should be, but we have to manage what we have tosustain today, survive tomorrow, and make progress. Tinubu commended the media for criticising his government,saying it challenged and provoked him to serve Nigerians better. “Thank you for inspiring me and challenging me in criticalmoments of my life. If I look at various barrages of negative comments asopposed to positive aspects of the assignment, I shouldn’t be standing here.That is the truth,” the president said. “You didn’t spare me, but you challenged me, provoked thatintellectual curiosity of a leader that must perform. There is no morning thatI ever leave my house without going through the newspapers. It’s an addiction.I read all of you, it might not be in full detail, but the headlines, the onesthat hit me. “Leadership is about taking responsibility to make decisionsat the right time. Otherwise, it’s a failure. At the time, we had to confrontthe subsidy. Nigeria was on the verge of bankruptcy. “But having asked for the job and getting it, I cannot lookback other than make corrections as I move along, save the nation, bring itback from the brink. Today, I can stand proudly before you that we are backfrom that brink.” Tinubu added that he will continue to do his job with“patriotic dedication” to improve Nigeria.

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