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President Bola Tinubu has said Nigerians can insult and attack him and still sleep well at night.
Tinubu described his administration’s tolerance for criticism as central to its commitment to press freedom and the Renewed Hope Agenda.
The president, represented by Secretary to the Government of the Federation George Akume, spoke on Thursday at the Daily Times of Nigeria Limited centenary celebrations in Abuja.
“Let us admit that under this government, you can insult and attack the president and still go to bed without midnight troubles. This philosophy lies at the heart of the Renewed Hope Agenda,” Akume quoted the president as saying.
Tinubu said the present administration’s reforms go beyond policy changes and aim to build a stronger fiscal foundation, create a more productive economy, strengthen institutions, attract investments, improve infrastructure and expand opportunities for young people.
He said he recognises the media’s role in shaping a nation’s destiny, adding that Nigeria’s present challenges “are rooted in structural weaknesses that have accumulated over decades.”
The task of national renewal “requires the courage to understand where we have come from and confront what we have laid back and made difficult, necessary choices, but where we must go,” he said.
The president also unveiled the Nigerian Grand Book, a publication designed to celebrate Nigerians who have contributed to national progress and to preserve the country’s institutional memory for future generations.
“History should not be a museum of yesterday. History should be an instrument of engineering tomorrow,” he said.
