Cross River State governor, Bassey Edet Otu, has assured residents of the state of his confidence that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has the capacity to pull 50 million Nigerians out of poverty.
Otu gave the assurance at the Millennium Park Calabar, during the flag off and donation of grants to some vulnerable groups in the southern senatorial district of Cross River State.
He stated that he had never seen a government so magnanimous as the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu who had taken pains to ensure that the country returns back to its past glory.
The state chief executive maintained that the nation’s economy and its future is secured in the hands of Tinubu.
In his words, “No government has ever moved fifty million people out of poverty but I am sure President Tinubu will do it.
“Many people said the president is not a Christian but today, we know better as he has decided to make the Christmas celebration more joyful for the people.
“With the way the government speaks to the economy of the nation, it means the future of the nation is secured.
“For Cross River, we are looking into all key sectors from agriculture, security and tourism and in no distant time the state will be a toast of all the other states in the nation.”
Otu assured the physically challenged that his administration would not neglect them as they have a separate commission to handle their issues.
In his remarks minister of humanitarian affairs and poverty alleviation, Dr Betta Edu, averred that the event was symbolic and a flag-off of the renewed hope agenda of Bola Ahmed Tinubu in Cross River.
