By Oluwatosin Maliki
The First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu while addressing Nigerian’s during an interdenominational church service marking Nigeria’s 63rd Independence anniversary, asserted that President Bola Tinubu’s government is committed to amending problems faced in the country but admitted that her husband is no magician.
Senator Oluremi Tinubu emphasized that the current administration did not create the existing problems but rather inherited them from past governments.
She stated, “All we inherited are things that had happened many years ago. We are not here to put blame on any administration but to fix what has been damaged,” she said at the event held at the National Christian Centre in Abuja on Sunday.
“My husband is not a magician; he is going to work and I believe and hope that you would have faith in this administration, we will have peace in this country; the best is yet to come to us she remarked”. The First Lady added.
Furthermore, she voiced her optimism about Nigeria’s future, saying, “A Nigeria of abundance has begun, and to be part of the greatness that God has started in the nation, Nigerians must look beyond their current realities and embrace hope anew.”
Reiterating her husband’s commitment to the nation’s advancement, Mrs. Tinubu revealed that President Tinubu had been in talks with international communities and investors to recalibrate Nigeria’s position on the global stage.
Her comment came hours after President Tinubu’s nationwide broadcast on October 1st, as the country marked its 63rd Independence Day.
President Tinubu’s government officials on Sunday, made efforts to seat with the labour unions to reach an agreement on the strike action, the government offered a temporary wage increase, which would now apply to “all treasury-paid federal government workers for six months,” according to a presidency statement.
Also, the presidency’s statement disclosed that asides the temporary wage hike, includes other offers.
“NLC and TUC will consider the offers by the Federal Government with a view to suspending the planned strike to allow for further consultations,” the statement said.
NLC chief Joe Ajaero told newsmen that the union would take the government offers to its membership for consultations.
“We’re hopeful that (membership) will have a look at them and give us a fresh mandate,” he said.