Mr Tope Ajayi, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, says Bola Tinubu has made the right choices that will deliver for Nigerians.
Ajayi made this known in a statement on Tuesday in Lagos.
Ajayi noted that the choices made by the President would deliver significant gains for the country and its people.
“Those who thought they are taking a dig at the President have been gloating. They chant that the man they said built Lagos State should build Nigeria for them to see.”
Ajayi pointed out that as governor of Lagos, the president reformed governance and set the state on the path of irreversible progress.”
According to him, the president has never claimed he did it alone or discounted the contributions of others who led the state before him.
“Some of the landmark projects he started are still standing, and the plans and vision he articulated are still being implemented till today.
“When we talk about Dangote Refinery and Petrochemical Complex at Lekki Free Trade Zone, the transformation that has taken place within the Lagos economy in the last 20 years, you think about Tinubu, who engineered them.
“Leadership is about fixing today’s problems and thinking ahead for years which is what the president is doing.
“The good thing is Tinubu did not accomplish all he did in Lagos within a year. The new Lagos metro Red Line being test-run is a product of his visionary leadership, just like the Blue Line, which has carried over two million passengers in the last two years.
“No sane person can argue against the considerable progress governance has delivered to Lagos state since 1999.
“Just last week in China, the state, in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Finance Incorporated, inked a new deal on the 68km Lagos Green Line Metro that will move from Ibeju-Lekki to join the Blue Line at Marina.
“That is another great leap forward: how progressive societies are built from generation to generation, ” Ajayi stated.
According to him, as governor of Lagos state, president Tinubu faced numerous challenges. Many wrote him off within his first year in office.
“However, like a Phoenix, he rose to these challenges as a statesman. This President does not shy away from challenges. He works tirelessly to overcome and prevail.
“He understands there are no easy choices to make. He has made it clear that he will make the right and intricate decisions for the country, even if those decisions are unpopular.”
(NAN)
