President Bola Tinubu on Sunday said the economic reforms pursued by his administration have been painful not only for ordinary Nigerians but also for him personally, adding that he has lost sleep and weight alongside citizens bearing the burden of the reforms.
This was as he accepted the All Progressives Congress presidential ticket for the 2027 election.
Addressing party leaders and supporters at the Bola Tinubu International Conference Centre in Abuja immediately after being declared winner of the APC presidential primary with 10,999,162 votes, Tinubu said he shares in the collective anguish of the nation in the past three years of sweeping fiscal and economic reforms.
He said, “I know what it takes to reform this nation we met in tatters. If you lost sleep, I’ve lost some too. If you’ve lost weight, I’ve lost some too.
“But I’ve always remembered one thing: in 2022, I asked for this job. You all supported me and I got it. So I must do it.”
