Vice President Kashim Shettima said President Bola Tinubu’s economic reforms of the past one year “saved the life of the nation”.

He described them as necessary given the poor state of Nigeria when he assumed office on May 29, 2023.

Shettima explained why the administration acted on the petrol subsidy regime and the foreign exchange market intervention, saying the President chose the harshest but most certain path to recovery.

He therefore implored Nigerians to be patient with the administration assuring them that Tinubu is steering the ship of state through economic turbulence and storms he encountered on taking office.

The Vice President expressed confidence that the measures taken so far would soon yield the desired results for the nation.

“We understood why our predecessor made the decision to remove the subsidy. We do not resort to putting the blame on the previous administration.

“Leadership is about courage, leadership is about continuity, leadership is about taking far-reaching decisions.  Before we took charge, the biggest issue was the fuel subsidy removal. We had to get rid of the subsidy or the subsidy would have destroyed the Nigerian nation, it was a bitter pill to swallow, but necessary.

“The government is a continuum. Whoever succeeded the previous government could either steer the ship through the storm as President Tinubu is doing or let the country implode,” he stated firmly.