Veteran Nollywood actor, Jide Kosoko, has defended President Bola Tinubu’s administration, saying the country’s problems are being addressed.
Kosoko spoke on the Talk To B podcast hosted by actress Biola Adebayo, where he argued that some Nigerians needed to consider the country’s situation before Tinubu took office.
“Things are not as bad as some people have claimed and they need to understand. Go and check the majority of those people. Before Tinubu came, what were they eating?” he said.
However, when the interviewer asked what evidence an ordinary Nigerian could point to in support of the claim that Tinubu was fixing the country, Kosoko maintained that the President was working to address problems inherited by his administration.
The actor also pointed to the student loan scheme as one of the government’s initiatives.
He urged beneficiaries to speak about how the program had helped them.
He said the government had promised to support graduates who could not immediately secure employment.
"Such initiatives deserved public attention," he said.
Kosoko, who said he had been involved in politics since 1978, also argued that political ambition sometimes prevented people from acknowledging what he considered progress by the government.
According to him, some Nigerians knew the truth about the administration but allowed their political interests to influence their opinions.
“Those in the opposition know the truth. They know that the man is on the right track, but ambition is affecting their thinking,” Jide Kosoko said.