The Federal Government has threatened to deal with economy saboteurs negating its efforts to provide dividends of democracy .
Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, in a statement released in Abuja on Friday, said the Bola Tinubu administration is taking appropriate steps and making far-reaching decisions to fashion out a viable economic vision for Nigeria.
“It is instructive that the removal of the petrol subsidy was one policy decision that all the three major candidates were unanimous on, in their 2023 political campaign messaging.
“It is therefore mystifying to see people who had argued stridently for the removal, now pretending to be against it today.
“This insincerity does not augur well for our country and our democracy,” he said.
He said President Tinubu’s second most far-reaching pronouncement was his promise that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) would work towards a unified exchange rate.
Idris who expressed concern over the way CBN’s efforts are being thwarted by ‘ speculators and unscrupulous players,’ said the Tinubu administration will not be deterred in doing what is in the interest of Nigerians.
“The government will not allow its efforts to be jeopardised. The emerging stability of the naira is in the interest of all Nigerians.
“Nigerians should be rest assured that the government will continue to take further steps to stabilise the Naira and safeguard our economy,” the minister assured.