Nigeria’s Vice-President, Senator Kassim Shettima, has disclosed that some unscrupulous people are working to undermine the efforts of President Bola Tinubu administration to revive the economy of Nigeria.
Shettima stated this at the Public Wealth Management Conference, in Abuja, Tuesday.
According to him, smugglers and politicians are the brains behind the attempt to pull the nation backwards.
He revealed that 45 trucks loaded with maize were intercepted on their way to neighbouring countries at midnight on Sunday.
He said: “Just three nights ago, 45 trucks of maize were caught being transported to neighbouring countries. Just in that Ilela axis, there are 32 illegal smuggling routes. And the moment those foodstuffs were intercepted, the price of maize came down by N10,000. It came down from N60,000 to N50,000.
“So, there are forces that are hell-bent on undermining our nation, but this is the time for us to coalesce into a singular entity.
“We have to make this country work. We have to move beyond politics. We are now in the face of governance.
“Sadly, some of our countrymen are still in the political mode. They are the practitioners of violence, advocating that Nigeria should go the Lebanon way. But, Nigeria is greater than anyone of us here. Nigeria will weather the storm.
“Forces are hell-bent on plunging this country into a state of anarchy. Those who could not get to power through the ballot box, instead for them to wait till 2027, are so desperate.”
