Veteran Nollywood actor, Jide Kosoko, has defended President Bola Tinubu’s administration, insisting that the federal government is working to deal with Nigeria’s challenges.
Kosoko made the remarks throughout an look on the Talk To B podcast hosted by actress Biola Adebayo, the place he urged Nigerians to contemplate the state of the nation earlier than Tinubu assumed workplace.
“Things are not as bad as some people have claimed and they need to understand. Go and check the majority of those people. Before Tinubu came, what were they eating?” he stated.
When requested what proof unusual Nigerians may level to in assist of the declare that the President was fixing the nation, the actor maintained that the administration was addressing issues inherited from earlier governments.
Kosoko additionally cited the scholar mortgage scheme as one of many initiatives launched by the federal government, urging beneficiaries to talk about its impression on their lives.
He added that the federal government had promised to assist graduates who had been unable to safe employment instantly after finishing their research.
According to the actor, such initiatives deserved larger public consideration.
Kosoko, who stated he had been concerned in politics since 1978, argued that political ambition generally prevented Nigerians from acknowledging what he described as progress below the present administration.
He alleged that some opposition figures recognised the federal government’s efforts however allowed their political pursuits to affect their positions.
“Those in the opposition know the truth. They know that the man is on the right track, but ambition is affecting their thinking,” Kosoko stated.
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