By Victor Nwegede
The Lawmaker representing Abia North Senatorial District, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu yesterday said that President Bola Tinubu has taken a bold decision to reduce the economic challenges facing Nigerians in the year 2025.
Kalu, the former Abia State governor, stated this while interacting with journalists during his New Year visit to the Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC Ebonyi State chapter, Chief Stanley Okoro Emegha, at his Ekoli Edda country home in Edda local government area.
He said that Nigeria as a country has been facing a serious hardship since the inception of President Tinubu-led administration but expressed optimism that there would be a green light at the end of the tunnel.
His words: "Nigeria as a nation is facing a serious hardship since the inception of President Tinubu-led administration.
"But whether there's any hope for the Nigerian citizens now we are in the New Year, let me be honest with you: President Tinubu is working very hard to reduce this hunger.
"Nigerians are hungry, and I know that they are hungry, but he's working hard because the decision taken by Mr President is the decision for the economic development.
"It might be very hard, very, very hard, but President Tinubu is very bold to tackle the hunger headlong, and I would not even take that kind of decision if I were the president of the country.
"He is bold enough, to let Nigerian people know that we are naked economically. So I think, even though Nigerian people are sad because of the economic hardship, they should be patient because we shall see the green light at the end of the tunnel," Kalu said.
The Senator commended Governor Francis Nwifuru for endorsing the APC Chairman in Ebonyi State, Chief Stanley Okoro Emegha, for his second term in office, and described the decision as a welcome development.
"I'm very happy with the governor of Ebonyi State for endorsing him for the second term in his office. I'm planning to come and thank him with the Chinese investors. I know that the governor is a hardworking person and if he had endorsed him, it is a very good development," he said.
Emegha also commended Governor Nwifuru for endorsing him, as he felicitated with the Ebonyi first family and the citizens of the state during the 2025 New Year celebration.
He called for massive support for the present administration at the state and the national level while expressing belief this year would usher in economic fortune to the citizens.
He assured of wooing more political gladiators and their supporters who are still in the opposition parties to join APC in his pursuit to build a formidable front ahead of the 2027 elections for the actualization of the united and prosperous Ebonyi State.
