{"id":2459,"date":"2024-09-06T17:45:33","date_gmt":"2024-09-06T17:45:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beadysword.com.ng\/blog\/?p=2459"},"modified":"2024-09-06T17:45:33","modified_gmt":"2024-09-06T17:45:33","slug":"president-tinubu-defends-fuel-price-hike-cites-need-for-infrastructure-development","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beadysword.com.ng\/blog\/2024\/09\/06\/president-tinubu-defends-fuel-price-hike-cites-need-for-infrastructure-development\/","title":{"rendered":"President Tinubu Defends Fuel Price Hike, Cites Need for Infrastructure Development"},"content":{"rendered":"<article id=\"post-29293\" class=\"post-29293 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news\">\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>In a recent address to members of the Nigerians In Diaspora in China, President Tinubu defended the recent fuel price increase, stating that it is a necessary measure to fund infrastructure development in Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>The President emphasized that the country is undergoing unprecedented reforms aimed at bequeathing a better future for the next generation. He highlighted the need for good roads, constant electricity, quality education, and reliable water supply, comparing Nigeria\u2019s current state to the amenities enjoyed in China.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><\/figure>\n<p>President Tinubu urged Nigerians to endure the temporary pain of the fuel price hike, promising that it will lead to long-term gains and a brighter future for the country.<\/p>\n<p>The President\u2019s address comes as Nigeria continues to implement various reforms aimed at improving the country\u2019s infrastructure and economy<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a recent address to members of the Nigerians In Diaspora in China, President Tinubu defended the recent fuel price increase, stating that it is a necessary measure to fund infrastructure development in Nigeria.&#46;&#46;&#46;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2460,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2459","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/beadysword.com.ng\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2459","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/beadysword.com.ng\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/beadysword.com.ng\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beadysword.com.ng\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beadysword.com.ng\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2459"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/beadysword.com.ng\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2459\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2461,"href":"https:\/\/beadysword.com.ng\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2459\/revisions\/2461"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beadysword.com.ng\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2460"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/beadysword.com.ng\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2459"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beadysword.com.ng\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2459"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beadysword.com.ng\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2459"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}