President Bola Tinubu on Smñ said his administration is working towards building a country that works for everyone.
President Tinubu made the call on Saturday at the Second Plenary Meeting of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria in Ikot Ekpene, Akwa Ibom State.
Tinubu, represented at the event by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator George Akume, said, “This administration came into office with a firm commitment to renew hope, strengthen our democratic institutions and build a Nigeria that works for all. We have taken bold steps to stabilize the economy, attract investment and implement reforms that will bring enduring benefits to our country.”
The President urged the Church to keep supporting the government and assured that the Tinubu administration would leave no one behind through its social investment programmes.
Also speaking, the Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno, stated that the Catholic Church has played a key role all over the world in fighting injustice, promoting democratic governance, and prioritizing the welfare of the people in its policies.
He said that his administration has invested heavily in lifting people out of poverty, especially the poor and vulnerable persons, and to improve their living conditions. He enumerated several intervention programmes initiated by the government. He called for the continued support of the Church in delivering dividends of democracy to the people.
The conference was attended by the Apostolic Nuncio and the representative of the Pope, Most Rev. Michael Francis Crotty, Catholic Bishops from all over Nigeria, other Catholic faithful, members of the National Assembly, politicians, and worshippers from all parts of the country.
