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The Presidency has defended the Federal Government’s removal of fuel subsidies, saying the growing number of infrastructure and development projects in Imo State shows that the policy is producing tangible benefits.
Tunde Rahman, Senior Special Assistant on Media and Special Duties to President Bola Tinubu, who spoke as Director of Media and Publicity of the Renewed Hope Ambassadors, said this on Wednesday during the group’s media tour of Federal Government projects in Owerri, the Imo State capital.
Rahman said the federal and state government projects inspected by the delegation reflected the impact of increased funding available to governments following the removal of subsidies and highlighted the importance of collaboration between the federal government and states.
“From all the projects we have seen so far, we can confirm the beauty and importance of aligning states with the center for development purposes,” he said
He cited the federal government’s upgrading of the Alvan Ikoku Federal University of Education and improvements to the Federal University Hospital, Owerri as evidence of the administration’s commitment to development.
“We can see that Governor Hope Uzodimma has essentially executed federal government projects. He is doing this to support the federal government in line with the Renewed Hope agenda,” Rahman said.
He added that TETFund projects at the institution and a large number of students from Imo State and the South East at large benefiting from the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) further demonstrated the administration’s focus on expanding access to education.
Rahman argued that the removal of subsidies was a carefully considered policy, saying that funds freed up by the program are now being channeled into projects with direct economic and social benefits.
“This also shows that the removal of the subsidy is a well-thought-out decision. Governors of the states visited by the Renewed Hope Ambassador Media Tour confirmed that making the funds available has helped them implement projects. If some states have not yet received the full benefits, they will arrive in the near future,” he said.
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Renewed ambassadors of hope
