The moment President Tinubu admitted he was ‘stubborn’ while fighting to fix Nigeria

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has dropped a major “confession” about the early days of his administration, admitting that he was “a little bit stubborn” when he first took the wheel of the nation.

Speaking during an interfaith breaking of fast with top media executives and senior journalists at the Presidential Villa, the President got real about his relationship with the press and how he handles the daily “heat.”

While most people reach for their phones first thing in the morning, President Tinubu revealed he reaches for the news. Describing it as a full-blown “addiction,” he confessed that he cannot start his day without scanning the papers to see what journalists are saying about him.

“There’s no morning that I ever leave my house without going through the newspapers. It’s an addiction. I read all of you. It might not be in full detail, but the headlines—the ones that hit me and the ones that won’t,” the President said.

The President also used the moment to defend his early policy “stubbornness,” explaining that his hard stance was fueled by a desire to fix the country’s foundation. He specifically pointed to his move to ensure Local Government Autonomy, noting that since LGAs now get their money directly, the media should stop blaming him for everything.

“We’ve opened up the principle of federalism to the extent that local governments are now getting their money. But how they use it is in your hands. So, don’t bombard me alone,” he challenged the editors.

Reflecting on the early days of the “Renewed Hope” agenda, Tinubu admitted: “At the beginning of this administration, I was just a little bit stubborn, looking at opportunities to correct things and make life easier for the downtrodden.