Prioritise welfare, security of Nigerians, APC USA tells Tinubu

<p>The APC youth leader said the aim of the adjustments on taxation was to engender a wholesome fiscal environment for the country and eliminate anti-business barriers.</p>, <span>President Bola Ahmed Tinubu Presidency</span>, <h2>The All Progressives Congress(APC), U.S.A. chapter,has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to be committed to his electoral promise of prioritising the welfare and security of Nigerians.</h2>, <p>Oyakhilome Bello, National Youth Leader of the chapter, made the appeal in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Abuja.</p>, <p>Bello, who was reacting to the current hardships being faced by Nigerians following the removal of fuel subsidy with its attendant increase in petrol pump price, said government was all about the people.</p>, <p>According to him, there is need for the Federal Government to dialogue with critical stakeholders exhaustively before implementing certain policies.</p>, <p>“Government is all about making life better and easier for the people by catering for their interests and needs, the Tinubu administration must therefore, listen to Nigerians.</p>, <p>“We must listen to the cry of the people, especially with regards to the pains they are currently going through following the removal of fuel subsidy and the increase in the price of petroleum products.</p>, <p>“The situation has caused Nigerians untold hardship with prices of foodstuffs and transportation gone high. Government can’t exist in isolation.</p>, <p>“Constant dialogue between government and critical stakeholders is required to carry Nigerians along and to get their support for policies before implementation,” Bello said.</p>, <p>He recalled that Tinubu promised Nigerians during the campaigns that their welfare and security would be topmost in his Renewed Hope Agenda.</p>, <p>Bello said that the promise should be kept if the APC and Tinubu must gain the confidence of Nigerians, especially as his administration was still new in office.</p>, <p>The youth leader said that the Tinubu-administr