Presidential spokesman Ajuri Ngelale asserted that President Bola Tinubu will intervene in states facing political crises if they pose a national threat. Ngelale defended Tinubu’s involvement in crises in Ondo and Rivers State, emphasizing the need to prevent potential national conflagration.
He stated this on a pre-recorded show on Channels Television’s News Night aired on Monday. According to him, the President was right in intervening in political crises in Ondo and Rivers State despite criticisms that the actions undermined the government of those states.
“That has nothing to do with, of course, political development, destabilisation of a particular region or state or subnational entity that could potentially turn into a national conflagration.
If the President sees that, he is not going to sit by as the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces and fold his hands and keep quiet. I think that is what he has done,” he stated.
The presidential aide added that Nigerians expect Tinubu’s government to offer responsible leadership to the country.
Admitting that the current administration inherited a lot of economic challenges, Ajuri stated his principal is putting things in place to tackle the issues.
“You combine all of these factors, obviously, our debt burden is another factor, you would know there is no easy fix; there is no magic wand solution to this. There is going to be pain before pleasure,” he said.
