Akinwunmi Ambode, a former governor of Lagos State has claimed that the present government is not solely responsible for the economic hardship in Nigeria.
According to Ambode, the country has been grappling with economic crises for a long time.
He spoke at the Akinjide Adeosun Foundation’s 2024 Leadership Colloquium and Award, where he urged Nigerians to stop playing the blame game and unite for the development of the country.
Ambode also stressed the need for a courageous leader like President Bola Tinubu to tackle the country’s problems head-on.
The Ex-governor called for a shift in mindset towards a more positive outlook on Nigeria, where we should all unite for the common good.
He said:
“It (challenges) has nothing to do with the singular person called Mr President; but if we don’t understand the fundamentals, we will start playing the blame games. We need to face our problems frontally.
“The major issue is that we are even tired of not fixing our issues. Now, we have found somebody that has decided in person of President Tinubu.
“Until we decide ourselves to say that we should unite for the common cause called Nigeria, the security issues will not go.
“We are all in a position to actually support Mr President, let us start to look at it from a different prism.
“We don’t have to wake up in the morning and talk ill of Nigeria. We get what we profess about Nigeria.
“We must think out of the box. We have to feed ourselves. When we start to think by ourselves and today we will resolve the issues concerning Nigeria, we will smile.”
