Member representing Yagba federal constituency in the House of Representatives, Hon Leke Abejide, has called on Nigerians to be patient with President Bola Tinubu.
Speaking at a reception organized for him by the Yoruba residents in Kano on Saturday, Abejide said it will take at least two years for impact of policies introduced by President Tinubu to manifest.
He said that Tinubu’s government means well for the teeming masses of the state, but Nigerians have to be patient with him because things were bad before he came on board as the leader of the country.
Abejide, elected on the platform of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), explained that the need to prevent possible encroachment of insecurity into the country was one of the reasons why the borders still remain closed, especially with the military coups in neighboring countries.
“I have confidence that the Tinubu administration will improve the country’s economy. I have said it before; it’s like when a woman is in labor, there is a lot of pain pending when she delivers.
“If you are looking at the policies they are making, you will know that we should give at least two years. I know it is a long time for people who are in hardship, but in less than two years, you will see the impact; the economy is going to be transformed. I have that belief.
“In fact, the person you are talking about is an expert in the financial sector and has a lot of experience. He knows what he is doing and what the result will be. My advice to the people is that we remain patient, and the result will be good for all of us,” he said.
Abejide was received in Kano by the Yoruba Community at a grand event to celebrate his victory as a second-timer in the House of Representatives.
He promised the 4.5 million Yorubas of Kano that he would complete the building of the palace of Oba Yoruba Kano before the end of this tenure, being a part of the community.
Earlier, the Oba Yoruba of Kano, Alhaji Alimi Murtala Otisese, thanked the celebrant for his immense contributions to the Yorubas residing in Kano through the empowerment of widows and orphans, describing it as one of the reasons they have conferred him with the title of Asiwaju of Yoruba Kano.
Speaking on behalf of the Kano state Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf, the Special Adviser on Yoruba Affairs, Alhaji Abdussalam Abdullatif, said the Kano government would continue to run an all-inclusive government to deliver the dividends of democracy.
He said the Yoruba residents in the state were happy with the unalloyed cooperation received from the host community.
According to him, the state government has been carrying along the Yoruba in the affairs of running the state.
He added that as a result of the inclusive administration of the present government, it has paved the way for notable Yoruba individuals to be appointed as special advisers to the portfolio he is holding.
