The Secretary to the Government of the Federation ( SGF), Senator George Akume, Sunday admonished those eyeing the presidency of Nigeria to wait till 2031 when the incumbent president, Bola Tinubu, must have finished his second term.
Akume gave the admonition while featuring on Politics on Sunday programme of TVC, anchored by Femi Akande.
He ssured Nigerians that President Bola Tinubu has not lost goodwill among Nigerians as result of Tax Reform Bills and other strategic economic decisions taken within the last 17 months.
He specifically defended the Tax Reform Bills as well as envisioned laws that will take the country out of the woods when fully considered and passed by the National Assembly .
“President Tinubu as a southerner, should be allowed to have a second term, meaning that those eyeing the presidency from the north in 2027, should look beyond that year by waiting till 2031.
“If it is the will of God for Alhaji Atiku to be president of Nigeria , even at the age of 90 years , he can get it, but he and other northerners, eyeing the office now should look beyond 2027,” he said.
On the tax reforms, Akume appealed to Nigerians to allow the bills to scale through required legislative, saying, “they are well envisioned for Nigeria and Nigerians. President Tinubu through the reform bills, wants to reposition the nation’s economy as he earlier did with the removal of fuel subsidy and harmonisation of the foreign exchange windows in the country.”