Kaduna state governor, Senator Uba Sani, has backed President Bola Tinubu’s tax reforms bill, insisting it is the best solution to save the country’s economy from collapsing.
Speaking at the 48th National Council on Information and National Orientation in Kaduna on Friday, Gov Sani said that President Tinubu inherited a destabilised economy from the previous administration and it will take time to fix the economy.
He said: “Our dear President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR assumed office at a trying time in the nation’s history. He inherited a near comatose economy.
“He therefore has the unenviable task of initiating and implementing far-reaching measures to prevent the Nigerian economy from collapse. “Because of global economic meltdown and years of mismanagement in Nigeria, fixing our economy requires time and sustained re-engineering.
“That is why Mr. President has come up with innovative and creative solutions to reinvent the economy and put our nation irreversibly on the path to sustainable growth and development.
“Although some of the measures have been painful, they are being implemented with good intentions, for the greater good of the Nigerian people. As a Father of the nation, President Tinubu has continued to renew our hope in the possibilities of the Nigerian nation.”
He also urged Information Managers to effectively explain the President’s tax reform agenda to the public.
He said: “Information Managers have a responsibility to effectively communicate Mr. President’s Reform Agenda to the Nigerian people. We must fashion a robust Communications Strategy to carry out this important task. We must give the people the background to the reforms, what it is all about, and the benefits therein.
“We must be patient with the people and break things down for them. Messages should be crafted in a way that takes care of the peculiarities of different audiences. We need the buy in of the people in what we do. The people are our pillar of support.”