The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr. Dele Alake, on Tuesday in Kaduna, urged the elite to throw their weight behind the programmes and policies of President Bola Tinubu to ensure the recovery of the economy.
Delivering his acceptance speech following the conferment of award as the Most Impactful Minister of the current administration by the Arewa Think-Tank, Alake said the impact recorded was made possible by the collaborative style put in place by the President.
Segun Tomori who is the Special Assistant On Media to the Minister of Solid Minerals Development confirmed the development to our correspondent.
Tomori said that Alake “cited the establishment of the Mining Marshals through the joint efforts of the ministries of Interior and Defence and the success of marketing the mining sector abroad through the support of ministries of foreign affairs, trade and investment as evidence of Tinubu’s style of governance in action.”
According to Alake, singling a minister out as the most impactful may not tell the full story as the success of each minister is the result of the collaboration of many ministries.
Alake took the audience including Kaduna State Governor, Senator Uba Sani, former Defence chief, Retired General Martin Luther Agwai, former Kaduna State Governor Ramalan Yero and Special Adviser to the President on Public Communications Sunday Dare down memory lane by chronicling the remarkable feats of President Tinubu as senator in the Third Republic and Lagos State Governor between 1999 and 2007.
His words: “As governor, he brought his skills as a visionary development strategist and financial tactician to the governance of lagos he restructured the domestic economy to create wealth for those who could take the risk and welfare for those left behind. his 25-year projection for the lagos state economy has recorded a roaring success and given birth to a new economic template. if lagos is working, nigeria, in his hands, is destined to work better.”
Alake said the current pains arising from the policies of the Tinubu administration entailed sacrifices to secure the future of generations unborn, adding that citizens of the countries where Nigerians are emigrating to today made similar sacrifices.
The minister reiterated that the policies of the Tinubu administration seeks to transfer power to the people by liberating their energy for wealth creation and plugging the loopholes that stalled the nation’s development.
“He has taken the battle to the profiteers of the subsidy regime in the downstream petroleum sector, cabals who took advantage of the cheap fuel meant for the masses to become rich by smuggling them across the border. now that the margin has become unprofitable, he has taken the elephant from the room. you can bet that the next challenge of bringing down the cost has already started with the resumption of petroleum production at the port harcourt refinery. it is a testimony to his doggedness to put smiles on the faces of the masses at all cost, he said.
In his opening remarks, chairman of the occasion, Retired General Martin Luther Agwai urged the government to prioritise agriculture in view of the threats posed by climate change and insecurity.
Kaduna State Governor Senator Sani Uba, who represented other governors, commended the Arewa Think-Tank for its consistency.
He listed several achievements of his administration in agriculture, concluding that the conditions of living of farmers in the state have improved due to the policies.
In a poignant moment, the Special Adviser to the President on Media & Public Communications, Chief Sunday Dare reiterated in Hausa the achievements of the Tinubu administration emphasizing that it needs the support of all citizens to succeed.
