Former Peoples Democratic Party presidential aspirant Dr Abdul-Jhalil Tafawa-Balewa has urged Nigerians to be patient with Bola Tinubu, noting that he inherited a nearly bankrupt nation and is making significant efforts to set things right.
Mr. Tafawa-Balewa spoke in an interview on Sunday in Lagos.
He noted that rescuing a nation in dire straits and setting it on the path to recovery is always challenging. However, he emphasized that Tinubu needs to take further action to reposition the country and address its numerous issues.
Mr. Tafawa-Balewa recommended that Tinubu reduce the cost of governance to free up resources for development. He also advised Tinubu to strengthen his cabinet with skilled technocrats who could help achieve his development goals for Nigeria.
He said, “He (President) needs to be able to move with the times and put people that have moved out or have learned new technologies to be able to manage the different ministries. I think we have too many ministries, about 48, that need to be trimmed because a lot of money is being used to run these ministries. We just need to be able to prune the number of ministers.’’
“We have to improve our security so that our farmers can go to the farms. We are going to have a burst of food production. Without security, we cannot improve our food production right now. We also have technology for preservation and distribution of food.
“We have written many times about using the gamma radiation facility to be able to improve our food preservation and distribution but nobody wants to listen. We have one of the largest gamma radiation facilities in the world and definitely the largest in Africa. We are not using it,” Mr Tafawa-Balewa, a consultant nuclear chemist, specialises in food preservation.
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