President Bola Tinubu has claimed that he is committed to enacting his pledge to reform Nigeria, even if it brings him notoriety.
In an interview with UN Secretary-General António Guterres in his office at the UN headquarters in New York, United States, Tinubu reportedly made the remarks, according to a statement released on Thursday by presidential spokesperson Ajuri Ngelale.
Read Also: Edo Deputy Gov, Shaibu, Apologises To Obaseki
The president claimed that in the past, his efforts to uphold democracy in the nation had resulted in arrests, but he added that this had not stopped him.
“I fought for democracy. I was detained for democracy. I am now President and I am determined to prove that democracy can provide the development that our nation and our continent so urgently demands,” Ngelale quoted his principal as saying.
Tinubu added that the country has focused too much on talks instead of actions to curtail the high levels of poverty.
The president said he is committed to taking decisions that would change the narrative.
“Trace those of us here to our foundations and you will find that we have ties and links with poverty,” he said.
“We must not be ashamed of that history, but poverty is unacceptable. I am one of the lucky survivors of gripping poverty.
“Nigeria is truly a giant, 240 million people and counting with a massive youth population.
“We are done saying too much. We seek much action. We have arisen out of poverty as individuals, but until our people have arisen out of that, we will not rest, even if it requires decisions at home that make me temporarily unpopular.”
