The Minister of Finance and the Co-ordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Olawale Edun, has solicited the support of the management and staff of his ministry to actualise President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda, saying the current pains as a result of some of the president’s policies would soon be over.
According to a statement by the Director, Press and Public Relations, Mr. Stephen Kilebi, the minister who acknowledged the trust, opportunity and honour given to him to serve said Tinubu’s key macro, monetary and fiscal measures might have taken a toll on Nigerians, it would be at the economy’s advantage.
Noting that they had a responsibility to perform and deliver on the president’s mandate, he said, “We must deliver and we must perform” adding that the expectations of Nigerians from the president were high and so he had come to correct most abnormalities, promising to do whatever that was possible to minimise the sufferings of Nigerians.
Assuring the people that “the pains of Tinubu’s reforms would soon be over,” he explained that as the Minister of Finance and the Co-ordinating Minister of the Economy, his job was to help in sustaining the reforms initiated by the former Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs. Zainab Samsuna Ahmed.
He promised to build on her achievements, so as to take the country to greater heights, stating that governance is a continuum.
Edun, who reiterated the need for team work, noted that, it was the only way to achieve success, even as he added that the ministry was not new to him because he had been in and out of the Ministry for a purpose, but would utilize digitalization of the ministry as an advantage to fasten his job.
Earlier, his Permanent Secretary, Mallam Aliyu Ahmed, in his remarks stated that the minister’s antecedents and pedigree with over 30 years of experience in the finance sector made the cap really fit as the Minister of Finance and the Co-ordinating Minister of the Economy.
Ahmed assured Edun of his support and the loyalty of the management and staff of the Ministry.
The Permanent Secretary, Special Duties of the ministry, Mr. Okokon Udo, in his welcome address, assured Edun of they had a responsibility to perform and deliver on the mandate and their readiness and commitment towards the realization of the president’s vision for Nigeria’s economy.
