It's Unpatriotic To Say " May Nigeria Not Happen To You "..Taiwo Oyedele


 

Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms, Taiwo Oyedele, has urged Nigerians to avoid using the expression "May Nigeria never happen to you". 

The phrase used to express negativity about the country’s prospect and systemic corruption had gained traction among many Nigerians because of the present economic situation. 

Speaking at The Platform, an event organised by the Covenant Nation, Oyedele said Nigerians should say instead "May Nigeria work for me" 

He said the "worst is behind us" in terms of the challenges faced by Nigerians due to this administration's economic reforms that have increased the cost of living. 

Oyedele said: "There is nothing wrong with Nigeria. But maybe there is something wrong with the people ruling Nigeria. 

"In America, people get killed every day by gunmen. But have you ever heard Americans say, 'May America never happen to you?' Let’s stop saying, 'May Nigeria never happen to you.' Maybe we can turn it into, ‘May Nigeria work for me.’

Expressing confidence in the country’s economic trajectory, he said: "Going by available data, I personally believe that the worst is behind us. 

"Removing subsidies is the best decision we made as a country. And we can now say that, for once, the subsidy is gone. 

“We were living in window-dressed realities. If you look back to about two years ago, the naira exchange rate was N450 depending on who you asked. But was our exchange rate really N450? If you wanted to buy petrol, it was under N200 per litre, but was it really under N200 per litre.”

CKN NEWS

Chris Kehinde Nwandu is the Editor In Chief of CKNNEWS || He is a Law graduate and an Alumnus of Lagos State University, Lead City University Ibadan and Nigerian Institute Of Journalism || With over 2 decades practice in Journalism, PR and Advertising, he is a member of several Professional bodies within and outside Nigeria || Member: Institute Of Chartered Arbitrators ( UK ) || Member : Institute of Chartered Mediators And Conciliation || Member : Nigerian Institute Of Public Relations || Member : Advertising Practitioners Council of Nigeria || Fellow : Institute of Personality Development And Customer Relationship Management || Member and Chairman Board Of Trustees: Guild Of Professional Bloggers of Nigeria

Previous Post Next Post

نموذج الاتصال