Chairman, Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms, Taiwo Oyedele, has advised Nigerians to desist from using the expression ‘May Nigeria never happen to you’.
The phrase used to express negativity about the country’s prospect and systemic corruption had gained traction among many Nigerians because of the present economic situation.
But Oyedele at The Platform, an event organised by the Covenant Nation, said Nigerians should flip it to “May Nigeria work for me”.
He said the “worst is behind us” as per the challenges faced by Nigerians due to President Bola Tinubu’s reforms that have increased the cost of living.
According to him, “There is nothing wrong with Nigeria. But maybe there is something wrong with the people ruling Nigeria.
“In America, people get killed every day by gunmen. But have you ever heard Americans say, ‘May America never happen to you?’ Let’s stop saying, ‘May Nigeria never happen to you.’ Maybe we can turn it into, ‘May Nigeria work for me.’”
Expressing confidence in the country’s economic trajectory, he said: “Going by available data, I personally believe that the worst is behind us.
“Removing subsidies is the best decision we made as a country. And we can now say that, for once, subsidy is gone.
