Special adviser to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Media and Policy Communication, Daniel Bwala, has said Nigerians may not feel the full impact of ongoing economic reforms yet because growth will take time, describing the process as slow, steady, and consistent.
Speaking during an interview on Arise TV Prime News on
Tuesday, Bwala attributed the continued hardship faced by many Nigerians to the
country’s large population and limited resources.
“The answer is simply population and resources. The
population is over 230 million. The resources we have, however, the increased
revenue is not enough,” he said.
He added that while the government is making progress,
expectations should be measured.
“Growth will have to be slow. But it will be slow, steady,
and consistent. That is what we take pride in,” he stated.
Bwala, who defended the policies of President Bola Ahmed
Tinubu, insisted that the impact of government policies is already being
experienced, particularly through increased allocations to states.
“The effect of that increased revenue is the increase
allocation to states, which has resulted in state administering and which has
also resulted in the impact on the people,” he said.
However, when questioned on how increased funding to states
translates into better living conditions in a country battling corruption,
Bwala maintained that some states are already implementing policies to address
hunger and improve livelihoods.
“There are states you can point at tangible results… dealing
with hunger by the provision of food and agricultural materials,” he noted.
He further highlighted federal interventions aimed at
supporting ordinary Nigerians, including the student loan scheme under the
Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND), the compressed natural gas (CNG)
transport initiative, and healthcare subsidies.
“For example, when we talk about over one million
beneficiaries of NELFUND, these are not children of the rich. When we talk
about transportation, the direct effect is on the poor man.”
On healthcare, he added that government support for
procedures such as cesarean sections and dialysis is targeted at vulnerable
citizens.
“Every policy introduced by this government, the direct
beneficiaries are the poor,” Bwala argued.
He acknowledged, however, that concerns about the slow pace
of change are valid, but insisted that reforms take time to translate into
visible improvements in people’s daily lives.
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