The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory Administration, Nyesom Wike, Thursday, said President Bola Tinubu is grappling with orchestrated consequences of the subsidy removal.

Noting that his predecessors could not take the courage he took on subsidy, Wike posited that the decision is yielding fruits with the price of petrol gradually adjusting downwards.

He called on the government at all levels and the citizens to join hands in reclaiming Nigeria’s dream, adding that the country’s glory is often dimmed by the failures of those entrusted with power, and by a followership that has too often become passive.

Wike, who delivered the 2025 distinguished personality lecture of the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, Osun state, entitled: “Nigeria of our dreams,” Thursday, added that President Tinubu is still grappling with the consequences of the bold step he took by removing fuel subsidy.

He said: “Reclaiming Nigeria’s dream demands a rekindling of vision and values. We must re imagine the country not as victims of its history, but as architects of its destiny. We must rebuild trust between government and the governed, among ethnic nationalities, across faiths and generations. We must rediscover the dignity of labour, the sanctity of truth, and the strength of unity. Most of all, we must believe again that our country, however flawed, is not beyond redemption.

“This work belongs to all of us. No one is too small to matter or too big to fail. Nigeria’s redemption will not be delivered by heroes on horseback, but by ordinary citizens doing extraordinary things: living with integrity, speaking truth to power, raising children with values, and holding firm to hope even when the night is long. The dream is not dead. It merely sleeps, waiting for those bold enough, brave enough, and burdened enough to awaken it.”