Izuchukwu OkosiSpecial Assistant to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Public Affairs, Aliyu Audu has waded into the nationwide protest and lamentations from Nigerians over the prevailing economic crisis in the country and has asked for more time as the Federal Government seeks to alleviate the sufferings of the masses.
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) are poised for a nationwide protest but there have been pockets of protests in parts of the country already and Audu insists that it will take some planning for the government to solve the problems facing Nigerians.
Audu spoke in an interview on Channels Television monitored by Prime Business Africa.
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Tinubu’s Special Assistant’s exact words
“It’s expected that we go through these challenges now. It will cost us a bit of challenge but we have to go through it because either way it wasn’t that we had it all good before this decision of subsidy was announced,” Audu noted.
“However we take solace that we have made the right decision. Mr President himself expressed it like 11 or 12 years ago when he was in the opposition.
When asked if the subsidy is back to stay, Audu added:
“Let’s take it from when Mr President announced the subsidy at his inauguration at the Eagles Square. When those interventions were announced, he said that the government is monitoring situations and would intervene when necessary.
“As much as we want these things to be regulated, we understand the impact it has on Nigerians. Nobody is denying the effect on Nigerians.
“It is the responsibility of the government at whatever time to ensure that while we are doing the right thing, we don’t end up removing the market while we are trying to stabilise it,” the special assistant to the country’s leader concluded.
Izuchukwu Okosi is a Nigerian sports and entertainment journalist with two decades of experience in the media industry having begun his media journey in 2002 as an intern at Mundial Sports International (MSI) and Africa Independent Television (AIT), owners of Daar Communications Plc.
In October 2004, Okosi joined Complete Communications Limited, publishers of Complete Sports newspaper and Complete Football magazine as a reporter and later script writer for the Complete Sports studio.
He worked there for 13 years until October 2017.
Okosi also worked various times as Correspondent, Content creator and Editor at Sports Market International Magazine, Opera News, All Nigeria Soccer Media and Iconic Media Watch.
He also undertook freelance writing gigs for some local and international organizations.
Okosi is a member of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), Association of Movie Producers (AMP), Association of Voiceover Artistes of Nigeria (AVOA), Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) and Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ).
He has been part of cast in some Nollywood movies and radio dramas including Blood Money 2, Scores To Settle, Dead End 2, Another Campus Tale and Battle Line.
Aside mainstream media and the entertainment industry, he has interests in scouting/unearthing of talents in the sports and creative sectors, exports business and property development.
