Tinubu To Govs: Prioritise Welfare Of Nigerians, Invest More In Poverty Eradication, Power, Agric

Tinubu

By KEMI KAYODE

** As NEC endorses ward development programme to hasten social protection at grassroots

** President directs setting up of national steering committee to oversee implementation

** Orders transfer of Surveyor-General’s office to presidency for seamless execution of legacy projects

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Monday charged state governors to prioritise the welfare of Nigerians by investing more in their future, putting more money in rural electrification, agricultural mechanisation, poverty eradication and improved investment in infrastructure.

This is just as the National Economic Council (NEC) has endorsed a new ward-based development strategy, Renewed Hope Ward Development Programme (RHWDP), to actualise double-digit economic growth through direct intervention in Nigeria’s 8,809 administrative wards across all 36 states.

President Tinubu’s charge to the governors followed a presentation on the RHWDP by the Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Sen. Abubakar Bagudu, at the 150th meeting of the National Economic Council (NEC) held at the State House Council Chambers, Abuja.

The President implored the governors to do more to positively impact the lives of Nigerians in the grassroots, saying, “I want to appeal to you; let us change the story of our people in the rural areas.

“The economy is working. We are on the path of recovery, but we need to stimulate growth in the rural areas. We know the situation in the rural areas, let us collaborate and do what will benefit the people,” he added.