BREAKING: Tinubu Bags "Person of the Year" Award, Opens Up on Economic Distress

• President Bola Tinubu has expressed confidence that the economic distress Nigeria is currently experiencing can be repaired
• The president was also awarded the Person of the Year award over his confidence and bold fight during the 2023 general election
• Tinubu was represented by the minister of information and orientation, Mohammed Idris, saying that Tinubu's administration was taking the necessary steps to revive the economy

FCT, Abuja - President Bola Tinubu, on Tuesday, March 5, said the country's economy is not distressed, emphasizing that the current circumstances are not beyond repair.

Tinubu was awarded the "Person of the Year" award by Leadership Newspaper for his doggedness in the 2023 general election.

The president's stance against characterizing the economy as distressed is rooted in the ongoing efforts to steer the country out of its current challenges, The Nation reported.

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He spoke at the 16th edition of the Leadership 2023 conference and awards held at the Transcorp Hotel, Abuja, with the theme "An economy in distress: which way forward?"

Tinubu bags Person of the Year award

The president was awarded Person of the Year 2023 in recognition of his "undisputable can-do spirit" that marked him out as a quintessential politician who defied monumental odds to emerge as the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), after which he went on to win the 2023 presidential election.

The Newspaper also said that the award acknowledges the President's courage in taking several difficult but necessary decisions to reposition the country towards economic prosperity.

Tinubu, represented by the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, accepted that the country is facing some challenges but is not helpless.

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Tinubu clarifies UAE lifting travel bans on Nigeria

Legit.ng earlier reported that President Bola Tinubu's administration has said that the report that the United Arab Emirates has lifted the travel ban on Nigerians is false.

According to the presidency, there was no official statement from the Nigerian government or the UAE regarding the trending news and urged the general public to disregard it.

Recall that in 2022, the UAE banned 20 African countries, including Nigerians, from travelling to its country.

Source: Legit.ng