Give my administration more time to complete ongoing reforms – Tinubu tells Nigerians

President Bola Tinubu has urged Nigerians to remain hopeful and give his administration more time to complete what he described as the work of correcting mistakes and missed opportunities inherited from previous governments.

Tinubu made the appeal on Friday through Tajudeen Abbas, Speaker of the House of Representatives, at a special prayer session held at the National Mosque in Abuja to mark Nigeria’s 66th Independence Anniversary.

The President said the country was gradually returning to a path of peace and development, assuring citizens that conditions would improve as democracy continued to mature.

“This anniversary — the 66th — by all accounts signifies Nigeria has come of age,” Tinubu said.

He described Nigeria’s journey since independence as a mixed one, marked by both challenges and opportunities.

Tinubu said his administration was addressing “the cumulative mistakes and missed opportunities of the past,” urging Nigerians to pay attention to the government’s reform agenda.

“My message to the country on behalf of the Mr President, the Senate President and all members of the National Assembly is that citizens should not lose hope. Peace is coming back to this country. Development is coming back to this country. Things will get better as we progress in this democracy,” Abbas quoted Tinubu as saying.

The President further said Nigeria was on the right path and that the sacrifices made by citizens would eventually yield positive results.

“And I want to categorically make it clear that Nigeria is on the right path; that there is light at the end of the tunnel, and that Nigerians have finished making sacrifices for this country to be great again,” he said.

Tinubu then called for continued support for his administration, saying, “We should give this government more opportunity for it to come back and finish the good work [it has started].”

The prayer session was attended by senior government officials, including Barau Jibrin, Deputy Senate President; state governors; members of the National Assembly; ministers; George Akume, Secretary to the Government of the Federation; and military chiefs.