Nigerians should look beyond the present pains caused by his administration’s policies and aim at the larger picture, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has said.

He added that the glorious dawn was around the corner.

The President spoke in a video clip reposted yesterday by the Presidency’s official handle @NGRPresident.

He acknowledged that the removal of the petrol subsidy had caused temporary pains.

The President assured that measures are being taken to close the gap and ensure a better future for the country.

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President Tinubu, whose economic policies got the support of the United States and the United Kingdom, expressed confidence that Nigeria will emerge from the current turbulence and enter a new era of prosperity.

Urging citizens to have faith in his vision, he said: “Fellow Nigerians, this period may be hard on us and there’s no doubt that it’s tough on us, but I urge you all to look beyond the present temporary pains and aim at the larger picture.

“All our good and helpful plans are in the works. More importantly, I know that they will work.

“Sadly, there was an unavoidable lag between subsidy removal and these plans coming fully online.

“However, we are swiftly closing the time gap. I plead with you, please have faith in our ability to deliver and in our concern for your wellbeing.

“We will get out of this turbulence and due to the measures we have taken, Nigeria will be better equipped and able to take advantage of the future that awaits her.”

The British and the United States governments said the Tinubu Administration’s policies were essential to Nigeria’s economic sustenance and prosperity.

They urged the government to continue on the part of dialogue in addressing the issues raised by protesters.

British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Richard Montgomery, and his US counterpart, Richard Mills, commended the security agencies for avoiding lethal force in quelling the protest.

The duo spoke in Abuja during the briefing of the Diplomatic Corps by Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar.

Montgomery said: “We have a lot of empathy for people facing significant hardship.

“The level of inflation is significant, and I would endorse my colleagues’ question and interest in the dialogue and the peacebuilding that needs to continue in Nigeria given the hardship people face.

reforms that are going on in Nigeria at the moment, which we see as essential for the future prosperity of the country, and indeed the economic relationships of many of us here with this major power. “

Mills also expressed his sympathy for those who have suffered from the protest, adding that the reforms were necessary and had the U.S. backing.

He said: “And let me echo others here by thanking you for bringing us together for this useful and informative briefing.

“I also want to take this platform to express my Embassy’s condolences for the loss of life and suffering that Nigeria has seen over the past several days.

“And let me echo my British colleague’s comments that we understand the difficulty that the reforms President Tinubu and his administration have undertaken have imposed.

“We know these reforms are necessary, and we have supported and worked with the administration as they have carried them out.”

Ganduje: days of turbulence will soon pass

Also yesterday, All Progressives Congress (APC) National Chairman, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, said President Tinubu and his team were working hard to turn things around.

He spoke when a five-man delegation from APC USA visited him at the national secretariat.

Ganduje stressed that certain reforms come with temporary difficulties.

“Even the so-called developed economies have their turbulence in one way or the other.

“So, it’s not surprising that Nigeria is having its share of the problem. This is not the first time.

“Whenever there is a reform agenda, obstacles must be on the way. As a result, people must suffer in one way or the other.

“But, in the long run, everything will be according to the plan.”

“We are aware that President Tinubu came in to introduce reforms.

“Unless you have strong institutions, you will find it difficult to implement whatever good policies you have.

“The President is working very hard on the economy and very soon we will see positive results.”