••• MOURNS LATE DAAR COMMUNICATIONS FOUNDER, DOKPESI
Vice President Kashim Shettima has assumed office with warning that Nigerians should accept the truth of the oil subsidy removal for the good of the country.
He said that its continued stay would adversely affect the country.
According to Shettima the President had already made pronouncements on Monday, concerning the issue of the fuel subsidy, insisting that it is either Nigeria get rid of subsidy or the fuel subsidy gets rid of the country.
Shettima made the observation while speaking to State House Correspondents, in a response to a question on Tinubu’s vision for the country.
“In 2022, we spent $10 billion subsidizing the ostentatious lifestyle of the upper class of the society because you and I benefit 90 percent from the oil subsidy.
“The poor 40% of Nigerians benefit very little. And we know the consequences of unveiling a masquerade. We will get fierce opposition from those benefitting from the oil subsidy scam. But where there is a will, there is a way.
“Be rest assured that our president is a man of strong will and conviction. In the fullness of time you will appreciate his noble intentions for the nation. The issue of fuel subsidy will be frontally addressed. The earlier we do so, the better.” He said.
Speaking on the multiple exchange rates, the VP declared that their administration would collapse it into one.
According to him, the Government would unveil his agenda as there can never be two captains in a ship.
“He is the President and commander-in-chief of the armed forces. I’m the vice president. Your relevance is directly proportional to the level of your loyalty to the president.
“This is a gentleman that I have known for well over a decade; that I have interacted closely with. Be rest assured that we are going to work harmoniously as a team, as a family for the greater good of our nation.” He said.
He assured that his principal, President Bola Tinubu is poised to bring to bear the meaning and concept of modern governance.
He said, “To paraphrase the late John F. Kennedy, to some generations much is given; to other generations much is expected. I believe this generation has a rendezvous with destiny and my principal, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria is poised to redefine the meaning and concept of modern governance
“I want to assure Nigerians that he is going to provide the lead. He is going to provide the leadership and we will rally round him, give him our unequivocal support and loyalty to see to the realization of the Nigerian dream—a Nigeria where every black man in the world should be proud of.”
The Vice President described power as a humbling experience, saying, “It’s all about how we can make life better for the common man. So, I want to assure our countrymen that President Bola Tinubu will by the grace of God catapult this nation to a higher pedestal
“He is determined; he has the skills set; he has the temperament; the disposition and the purity of mind and commitment to give service to this nation.”
Speaking on the death of owner of DAAR Communications, Raymond Dokpesi, he described the media Mogul as his good friend.
“He was my very good friend, Dokpesi. He was 71 and and it is a relatively young age in the context of increased life span of humanity.
“He was looking very robust and healthy. May his soul rest in peace.
“He was my very friend. We constructed and donated an office for AIT when I was the governor. He was there for two days during the commissioning of the complex.”
