Former lawmaker, Senator Ben Murray-Bruce, has shared details of a private conversation he had with President Bola Tinubu before the 2023 presidential election.
Speaking during an interview with TVC News on Friday, Murray-Bruce stated that President Tinubu has fulfilled the promises he made during that discussion.
The former senator recalled asking Tinubu, “You are going to have 36 ministers and ministers of state, how are you going to run the economy with over 40 people you don’t even know?”
According to him, Tinubu confidently replied, “I only need eight people to run Nigeria.”
Murray-Bruce, now a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), defended the administration against its critics, insisting that the president has delivered on his campaign promises.
“He chose the right people, and they have made a difference to the economy. He also shocked me on the first day in the office when he said he would deregulate and float the currency.
Two years after my question to him, he did exactly what I asked him to do,” the former lawmaker said.
Murray-Bruce recently left the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to join the APC, citing his belief in President Tinubu’s leadership and economic vision.
