Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has said the 36 states have taken ownership of President Bola Tinubu’s economic framework in ameliorating the plight of the people and have begun implementation of the same.

Abiodun stated this in an interview during the two years’ memorial service of his father, Dr. Emmanuel Adesanya Abiodun, at St. James’ Anglican Church, Iperu-Remo.

The governor pleaded with Nigerians to be patient with Tinubu’s administration, saying: “This too shall pass, and we will all be better for it.”

Abiodun, while noting that the resultant effect of the removal of subsidy is hard on the people but good for the economy, noted that the Federal Government’s action would save the country over N4 trillion and allow it to provide programmes and projects that would better the life of the people.

“We are very deliberate. We have demonstrated that we feel the pains of the people, and we have done that by being very proactive.

“We sat with the President because he took the decision to remove the fuel subsidy in the best interest of this nation. It was a cancer that was causing this country over N4 trillion as of last year and would have caused over N6 trillion by the end of this year. And he took that bold step to remove it so that we can use that much money towards things that people can see, feel and touch as well as things that will be of direct benefit to the common man.

“This is just a process of transition. The President has provided us (the governors) with a framework as to what we need to do in our respective states, and we in Ogun State, have taken ownership of that framework, and we have begun the implementation of the same,” he said.

The governor, who described his father as a peaceful man, whose ministry was teaching and touching lives of people, said he had no doubt that his father had gone to join the Saints.

Earlier in his message, Vicar of the church, Rev. Shadrach Ajileye, said Pa Emmanuel Abiodun, in his lifetime, served God and mankind diligently, noting that his death was a great loss not only to the church, but also the society as a whole.

According to the cleric, it is imperative for all to impact positively on the lives of others, adding that what one does while alive, would determine how he would be remembered.