President Bola Tinubu has reaffirmed support for a robust public-private sector partnership to grow the economy, saying his administration’s sustained, bold and coordinated reforms are anchored on a “strong adherence to accountability and transparency.”

Tinubu spoke, yesterday, during an audience with members of the board and management of Nigeria Economic Support Group (NESG) in Abuja, where he reiterated resolve to implement the eight priority reform areas under the Renewed Hope Agenda within the next three years.

The President stressed that Nigeria is blessed with rich human and natural resources, in addition to deficit opportunities, which can quickly be leveraged into new prosperity.

He also called for urgent exploitation of the country’s diversity for collective gain, with an eye on new think tanks in the agricultural sector and establishment of a commodity exchange.

“We have gone through the past. I will not look back. The focus of my horse and my race remains forward-looking. We have an abundance of knowledge and untapped mineral resources, and an agricultural sector that is God-given, but we tend to shy away from taking those gigantic steps that will result in prosperity for our people. We are not exploiting our diversity for prosperity; we are at each other’s throats, arguing about unnecessary things, instead of thinking and doing for our people,” the President said.

He noted that he was elected on a “no excuses” platform for renewed hope and that he will not accept excuses from anyone in his government in the bid to deliver on his agenda.