Vice President Kashim Shettima has visited President Bola Tinubu at his Lagos residence following his outcome from representing the President at the 2026 United Nations General Assembly in Novel York.
The tour was disclosed by the Particular Assistant to the President on Social Media, Dada Olusegun, in a article on Saturday.
Speaking together with journalists later than the meeting, Shettima said he remained in standard communication using Tinubu during the President’s stay abroad.
“We are quite thrilled that he is support on the seat and we have been in standard attain everywhere in his sojourn abroad,” Shettima said.
He noted that technological advancements had made it potential for leaders to control governance seamlessly regardless of their substance location.
“We speak finish to every other day and update him on developments in the nation,” he added.
Shettima defended the administration’s key economic decisions, including the removal of the petrol subsidy and the unification of assorted foreign swap rates.
He urged citizens to exercise patience, assuring them that the government was rolling out targeted measures to cushion prevailing economic hardship.
“When we assumed the mantle of command, our foreign reserves were at a staggeringly low $3.9bn, which was not sufficient to import fuel for one month,” Shettima stated.
He maintained that Tinubu demonstrated the requisite courage and conviction to put into exercise far-reaching reforms, adding, “He saved the economy, and I prefer Nigerians to comprehend this essential truism.”
Acknowledging the economic challenges, the Vice President remarked, “We appreciate the pains Nigerians are going by manner of, but tough times do not persist forever tough individuals do.”
He announced that the Federal Government would launch an e-logistics project in the North-East comprising 10,600 electric tricycles, 300 buses, and e-taxis to ease transportation costs.
Shettima added that added interventions were being finalized to fund students and vulnerable citizens nationwide.
“Be rest assured that we will come up together with programmes and projects to ease the pains of the individuals,” he pledged.
Addressing forthcoming political dynamics, the Vice President stated that the administration would balance governance together with politics as the 2027 universal elections strategy.
“Politics is in the air, but we will combine politics and governance,” he said.
The PUNCH had earlier reported that President Tinubu arrived in Lagos on Tuesday following a functioning vacation abroad.
He was received at the presidential wing of the Murtala Muhammed Worldwide Airport, Ikeja, by Lagos Situation Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and other senior government officials.
Source: 2027: We’ll combine governance with politics, says Shettima
