Be patient with President Tinubu, Economy is improving", Ebonyi Senator urges Nigerians.
The Chairman, Senate Committee on Information and National Orientation, Senator Ken Eze, on Monday said the nation's economy was improving.
He noted that things will get better when the economy comes up and urged Nigerians to be patient with the President Bola Tinubu's administration.
Eze who represents Ebonyi Central Zone, stated this in Ngamgbo Ebiaji, Ezza North local government area, Ebonyi State after receiving blessings from the traditional rulers of Izzo, the largest bloc in Ezza clan.
He opined that there was much hope in the economy and that very soon, the masses will rejoice.
The former Chairman of Ezza South local government area who acknowledged that there was hardship in the country, explained there was nothing like that in the rural areas where the people are predominantly farmers living happily according to their pockets.
"The economy is thriving, the new government just resume close to a year now so you can not access the government now.
"With what we can feel, there is so much hope. In no distant time, the economy will come up
"These are predominantly farmers and they are close to their farmlands. So whatever you are experiencing in the urban is not being experienced here.
" They don't want too much, what they want is to have their daily bread and they go to their farms, harvest their inputs and put the food on the table.
"So what you call hardship is not here because they are not used to living flashy lifestyles", he stated.
He promised to pay attention to the grassroots through his programs to improve their conditions.
"My focus is on the grassroot, I will make sure that all what we are doing is taking down to the grassroot .
"Our agenda is community driven , these are the people that voted for us, these are the people we are representing. My program will soon be rolled out and I will capture every polling units in the senatorial zone".
The federal lawmaker commended the Izzo traditional rulers for the honour and blessings they gave him which he said will spur him into action.
He promised to drill boreholes for the community, build the playground they always gather to deliberate on their affairs and secure employment for more indigenes of the community.
The state Commissioner for Information and State Orientation, Jude Okpor who is an indigene of Izzo said the traditional blessing signified unity of purpose and oneness in Ezza clan.
"The issue of Ezza North and Ezza South is a mere administrative procreation. We witnessed the joy the traditional rulers, elders and the women have in receiving their own, this Ngamgbo Ebiaji is a place Izzo people receive very important people", he stated.