The Governor of Imo State, Hope Uzodimma, has admitted that Nigeria is but to beat its challenges, saying the nation is still a work in progress.
Uzodimma, who can also be the chairman of the Progressive Governors’ Forum, made this disclosure on the third Raymond Dokpesi Lecture in Abuja on Sunday.
According to him, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s reforms, together with the elimination of gas subsidies and the liberalisation of the naira, have enabled the nation to realize financial stability.
However, he mentioned that despite the financial reforms launched by Tinubu’s administration, a lot still must be completed to deal with the nation’s challenges.
He recognized meals safety, human capital growth and the electoral course of as areas requiring additional enchancment.
“Recent economic reforms, which ended the first subsidy regime and multiple currency exchanges, have all enabled the country to achieve more desirable economic stability, improved foreign reserves and undertaken major infrastructural projects across the continent.
“I have not mentioned these achievements to paint a picture of a new era, not at all. Our country is still a work in progress. We still have work to do, and we still have much to do in terms of infrastructure, especially power. Our unity sometimes feels fragile.
“The heightened problem of food security is still here with us. In addition, there is still room for improvement in key human development indicators, such as literacy, life expectancy, poverty and so on and so forth.
“Our democracy, especially the electoral process, could also be better, but we have surely come a long way. However, all hands must be on deck until we achieve the country of our dreams,” Uzodimma mentioned.
He made the remarks whereas talking on the theme of the lecture, “Media, Democracy and National Development.”
Earlier, the President of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations, Dr Ike Neliaku, and the chairman of the lecture, Senator Adedayo Adeyeye, who can also be the chairman of the Nigerian Ports Authority, praised Dokpesi’s contributions to the democratisation of Nigeria’s media ecosystem.
