Tinubu Inherited An Shattered Economy – Akpabio

The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has said that the President Bola Tinubu-led All Progressives Congress administration has enough achievements to present to Nigerians ahead of the 2027 general elections. He recently had his say when members of the Senate Committee on Tertiary Institutions, TETFund and NELFund, led by its Chairman, Senator Dandutse Mohammed, paid him a courtesy visit at his residence in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State.

Stressing that the government inherited a difficult economic situation, Akpabio claimed that 27 states were unable to pay workers’ salaries and pensions when Tinubu assumed office in 2023.

Defending the performance of the 10th National Assembly, he added that the Senate has constantly passed legislation aimed at improving the lives of Nigerians.

His words, “The current President has done a lot for Nigerians. He met an economy in shambles. When he came in, 27 states could not pay salaries and pensions, but today, the story has changed because of his reengineering and thinking out of the box. In 2027, Nigerians will separate the chaff from the grains and re-elect President Tinubu for a second term in office.

We have a President who thinks outside the box, bringing about innovation. We will have something to tell Nigerians about the unprecedented achievements of Mr President at the campaign grounds. Someone who is challenging him cannot even tell us what he did when he was governor.

I can tell you what I did when I was the governor of my state. We will tell them a lot. Those in the opposition know too well the achievements of this government in the area of the economy, agriculture, security, education and fiscal policy, but because they are in the opposition, they won’t say it.”

The 10th Senate under my leadership has made giant strides, and we are very proud of it. We will continue to collaborate with the Executive arm of government to achieve more for Nigerians.

Even in this period of our annual vacation, you are here in Uyo doing your job. We don’t need to listen to social media because it is garbage in, garbage out.”