State governors have been tasked by President Bola Tinubu to put Nigerians’ wellbeing first by making more investments in their future, with a particular emphasis on rural electrification, agricultural mechanisation, poverty alleviation, and better infrastructure spending.
At the 150th meeting of the National Economic Council (NEC), which was held in the State House Council Chambers in Abuja, Minister of Budget and Economic Planning Atiku Bagudu gave a presentation on the Renewed Hope Ward Development Program, which was followed by President Tinubu’s appeal to the governors.
By directly assisting Nigeria’s 8,809 administrative wards in all 36 states, the new Renewed Hope Ward Development Programme (RHWDP) seeks to achieve double-digit economic growth.
President Tinubu implored the governors to do more to positively impact the lives of Nigerians in the grassroots, saying, “I want to appeal to you; let us change the story of our people in the rural areas.
“The economy is working. We are on the path of recovery, but we need to stimulate growth in the rural areas. We know the situation in the rural areas; let us collaborate and do what will benefit the people.”
“We have to embrace mechanisation in agriculture, fight insecurity and improve school enrolment through school feeding,” the president said.
Following this, Tinubu instructed NEC to form a committee to improve the implementation of legacy projects, particularly the Sokoto-Badagry Super Highway and the Lagos-Calabar Super Highway.
He also directed the Office of the Surveyor-General of the Federation to be moved to the presidency in order to facilitate the smooth implementation of the legacy projects of his administration throughout the nation.
The initiative is based on President Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda, which aims to build an economy worth $1 trillion by 2030, which calls for a 15% growth rate—the present rate is less than 4%.
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