Tackle corruption, Funmi Aragbaye urges Tinubu

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Tackle corruption, Funmi Aragbaye urges Tinubu

The current Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Gospel Musicians of Nigeria, Evangelist Dr Funmi Aragbaye, has urged President Bola Tinubu to handle the issue of corruption in high places otherwise palliatives or whatever economic measures may not achieve the anticipated results.

Aragbaye said that the president should tackle the issue of corruption head-on without minding who would be adversely affected by whatever policy, adding that the problem should be tackled from the source.

The gospel musical legend spoke to the Punch on Monday, in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, while felicitating President Bola Tinubu on his assumption of office as the 16th president of Nigeria, during an interview.

She said that President Tinubu should put measures in place to address the current inflation rate in the country, saying times are really hard and called on Tinubu to allow God to move through this administration.

The gospel music icon said there would be less crimes, agitations and social vices would disappear when people are happy.

Aragbaye advised Tinubu to consider local refining of the nation’s crude oil for home consumption, adding that the current administration should also resist the temptation to increase electricity tariff, as according to her, doing so would further worsen the current economic situation of the country.

The soprano singer called on past and present Nigerian leaders including all Nigerians to support the Tinubu-led government with prayers for the success of the administration.

Aragbaye who said Tinubu is made of sterner stuff, added that the president had surmounted several challenges in real life situations far more than what she saw in her vision about him, and that Tinubu himself might not understand how he became an overcomer and subsequently as the president of country.

“President Bola Tinubu should handle the issue of corruption in high places otherwise palliatives or whatever economic measures may not achieve the anticipated results.

“The president should tackle the issue of corruption head-on without minding who would be adversely affected by whatever policy, and the problem should be tackled from the source.

“President Tinubu should put measures in place to address the current inflation rate in the country, as times are really hard, and allow God to move through this administration.

“There would be less crimes, agitations and social vices will disappear when people are happy.

“The current administration should resist the temptation to increase electricity tariff, as doing so would further worsen the current economic situation of the country.

“The president had surmounted several challenges in real life situations, and Tinubu himself may not understand how he became an overcomer and subsequently as the president of country,” Aragbaye said.

Aragbaye said that a few people were as rugged as Tinubu, noting that God had fought and won many of the battles his opponents waged against him.