President Bola Tinubu said, in his maiden media chat on Monday, that Nigerians should be patient and cooperate with him as he has “just” spent 18 months in office.

“We are focussed, we’ll maintain focus. Let’s believe in ourselves and our country. Tomorrow will bring a glorious dawn.

“It is just 18 months I’ve taken the reign. 2025 is a very promising year,” Mr Tinubu stressed despite promising to hit the ground running upon assumption of power.

Mr Tinubu also insisted that the tax reforms bill before the National Assembly had come to stay. The president said his administration must retool the economy and that he had the capacity to focus on what the country needed.

“We cannot continue to do what we were doing yesteryears in today’s economy. We cannot retool this economy with the old groping bolts. I believe I have that capacity. I am focused on what Nigeria needs and what I must do for Nigerians.

“It will not be Eldorado for everybody, but a new dawn is here. I am convinced, and you should be convinced too,” said Mr Tinubu.

He assured Nigerians that inflation, currently at 34 per cent, would trend downward to 10 per cent as envisaged in the 2025 budget.

He said the government would improve security so that people could return to their farms, produce more food, and encourage procurement and manufacturing of drugs.

Mr Tinubu said he understood the trouble Nigerians had been through, particularly the economic problems. He, however, insisted that the country is on the right path.

The president thanked Nigerians for having confidence in him to be their president.

“I’m very proud of that. I don’t want you to think that I will take it for granted at any given time. It is all about service.

“I will do it with all my heart. I seek your cooperation all the time,” said Mr Tinubu.

(NAN)