Benin City – The Chancellor of the University of Benin (UNIBEN), His Royal Highness Mohammadu Sanusi the Emir of Kano, has told the Minister of Works, Housing and Power, Babatunde Fashola, that Nigerians are waiting for the right policies that will yield positive results.
Sanusi who described Fashola as an example which Africa and Nigeria will like to show to the world, noted that Nigerians want to hear how many houses were built, how many kilowatts of electricity were added and how many kilometers of road that were constructed by the year 2019.
The Emir of Kano spoke at the University of Benin during the 42nd convocation lecture delivered by the Honorable Minister.
Sanusi stated that prayers without good policies cannot take Nigeria out the current economic recession, stating, “God is being used as a responsibility for our failure. If you want to deal with recession, there are policies to be put in place and your economy will grow. Your economy will be stagnant if you keep praying and no policy to tackle recession
“Nigerians don’t mind giving their money to government, what they want is accountability”.
Fashola in his lecture titled “Freedom from fear: Challenges before the New Generation”, said the present administration will plan and take Nigeria back to prosperity.
The former Lagos State Governor disclosed that President Mohammadu Buhari based his campaign promises on a poll conducted before the 2015 general elections which showed that Nigerians were worried about security, corruption and state of the economy.
According to him, “We will not pray our way out of recession. We will plan and produce our way back to prosperity and out of recession.
“If we spend out time praying and socializing, how can this lead us to prosperity?
Fashola said “Although Sango is the god of power and lightning, all the sacrifices offered to Sango has not generated a single kilowatts of electricity”.
