₦airaland Forum

Absolutely spot on Dino.. 💯

Very welcome development

God willing I’ll join this USD Millionaire club very soon… we’re coming

nathyx:
What do Nigerians care?

They take every important thing for granted, act carelessly and pray to God to provide protection and solutions to all their careless actions.

Lol.. well stated 💯.. it’s quite unfortunate

Jakarta:
Truth be told credits must be given to Tinubu for having the courage to remove petrol subsidy and floating the ₦, even though there were glaring flaws in the implementation. You can"t remove subsidy and still be paying same subsidy behind the backdoor. Governors are busy flexing huge federal allocations, while the citizens are languishing in abject poverty. GEJ had the opportunity to make history then, but ogbeni goofed because he was timid.

Exactly!

Very brilliant work done @Op.

However I disagree with Obasanjo being No. 1 on the list

OBJ admin failed at the most CRITICAL task which was POWER. Billions of dollars - I think about $18-20 billion spent and unaccounted for. Till today no body has been brought to book for this.

Also sales/privatization of Government firms without proper process.

To me, Tinubu is No. 1, followed by Yaradua

USA1975:
I decided to ask ChatGPT a straightforward question:

“Since 1999 to date, which Nigerian President has had the best vision and policies for Nigeria’s economic revival and growth?”

I specifically asked it to judge them based on economic vision, structural reforms, policy direction and long-term economic impact — not popularity, political party, ethnicity or short-term political sentiments.

CHATGPT'S ANSWER:

According to the assessment, Olusegun Obasanjo came out on top overall, while Bola Ahmed Tinubu is currently implementing some of the most radical economic reforms since 1999.

The ranking was:

1️⃣ Olusegun Obasanjo (1999–2007)
2️⃣ Bola Ahmed Tinubu (2023–present)
3️⃣ Umaru Musa Yar'Adua (2007–2010)
4️⃣ Goodluck Jonathan (2010–2015)
5️⃣ Muhammadu Buhari (2015–2023)

WHY OBASANJO?

ChatGPT's argument was that Obasanjo's administration established some important foundations for Nigeria's modern economy.

Among the major reforms were:

• Banking-sector consolidation
• Telecommunications liberalisation
• Pension reform
• Privatisation
• Fiscal discipline
• NEEDS economic programme
• EFCC and institutional reforms
• Debt restructuring and Paris Club debt relief
• Infrastructure and power-sector reforms

The telecommunications revolution alone fundamentally changed Nigeria's economy and created millions of economic opportunities.

BUT HERE IS WHERE IT GETS INTERESTING...

ChatGPT rated Tinubu very highly for the boldness of his economic reforms.

The administration has taken on issues previous governments struggled to address, including:

• Petrol subsidy removal
• Exchange-rate/FX reforms
• Electricity-sector reforms
• Tax and revenue reforms
• Oil-sector reforms
• Infrastructure
• Local production and economic diversification

However, ChatGPT's position was that it is still too early to give Tinubu the final verdict.

Why?

Because the real test of economic reform is not simply whether government makes difficult decisions.

The real test is whether those decisions eventually produce:

CHEAPER PRODUCTION + MORE JOBS + STRONGER NAIRA + MORE INVESTMENT + MORE ELECTRICITY + INDUSTRIALISATION + HIGHER PURCHASING POWER + BETTER STANDARD OF LIVING.

MY BIG TAKEAWAY FROM THE ANSWER

Obasanjo's economic approach could broadly be described as:

“Build the foundation and reform the system.”

Tinubu's approach is more:

“Remove economic distortions and allow the market to determine prices.”

Both approaches have serious strengths — and serious weaknesses.

The danger with Tinubu's reforms is that removing subsidies and correcting the FX market can create enormous hardship if Nigeria does not simultaneously expand productive capacity.

Nigeria cannot reform its way out of poverty simply by increasing prices and government revenue.

We must produce more.

We need:

🇳🇬 Reliable electricity
🇳🇬 Agriculture and food processing
🇳🇬 Manufacturing
🇳🇬 Domestic refining
🇳🇬 Technology
🇳🇬 Affordable transport
🇳🇬 Export industries
🇳🇬 SME financing
🇳🇬 Human capital development
🇳🇬 Strong institutions

CHATGPT'S FINAL POSITION

If the question is: “Who laid the strongest economic foundation since 1999?”

👉 OBASANJO.

If the question is: “Who is currently attempting the most aggressive structural economic reforms?”

👉 TINUBU.

But whether Tinubu eventually becomes Nigeria's most successful economic reformer will depend on what happens between now and the end of his administration.

The reforms must eventually move from economic adjustment → economic production → industrialisation → jobs → prosperity.

That is the real test.

I have presented ChatGPT's assessment.

Now let Nairaland decide:

🔥 DO YOU AGREE WITH CHATGPT?

WHO DO YOU THINK HAS HAD THE BEST ECONOMIC VISION SINCE 1999 — OBASANJO, YAR'ADUA, JONATHAN, BUHARI OR TINUBU?

And more importantly:

Which President actually left Nigeria's economy better positioned for the future?

Let's hear your arguments — not insults.

Noted.. we hope the refineries are back working as promised

Nothing Cannot be Fixed Actually.. it’s determination and will power

It will be very good to have cloud storage companies - Amazon, Google, Microsoft - to open their data centres here in Nigeria..

The risk of having your data sent to one centre outside Nigeria is still quite risky.

Very welcome development

Biodun556:
Bandits are disappearing, bokoharam vanishing, price of rice reducing, workers are getting increment on their salary , road construction all over the country yet enemies of progress are not happy

Indeed our nation is making progress on every sides.. we pray for more of this

helinues:
Me.sha know say Makinde is deceiving some people with his presidential ambition. I won't be surprised if he steps down at thebdoe mins

Exactly.. I suspect that as well.. he’s such a cunning politician.. 😁

Good to hear.. they need to speed up on the project as well as other road projects across the country

Welldone Engr Umahi.. na man you be👍🏻

Very impressive from Enugu state govt. Gov Mbah and his team doing a tremendous job


PS: I no see my Edo state on the list o.. wetin happen na 😔

Very welcome development by the Lagos state govt and mr Sanwo-Olu

More of this innovation needed across Lagos state

Truly stated.. big Kudos to mr Ribadu, his NSA team and the entire Security Agencies for their tireless work in reducing criminal activities to barest level.. Also big Kudos to the DSS for their innovative strategies.

FSBoperator:
The way he handled the Oyo kidnapping was brilliant.

He has also led an intelligence driven approach in severely disbanding and decimating bandits and terrorists cells especially across the NW, NC and SE .

I defended his appointment as NSA chairman that such a highly sensitive security office ought to be manned by Police , NIA , DIA or DSS officers and not just some military officer with no direct training in policing and investigation.

Terrorism and banditry have severely reduced under his watch.

Kudos to him and his team .

Op you’re mostly right.. Gladly the unfortunate menace of banditry and terrorism has been decimated..

Big Kudos to our Security Forces!

AMINDA:
This happened yesterday in Kebbi state. Of course, no conventional news media reported it. All placed on payroll. APC lackeys, where is your conscience? Why are you all so obsessed with optics over real results?

This terrorist sympathiser again POSTING FAKE PICTURE just to push false narrative. This is AI.. Isn’t it Glaring to you!

Mods pls take action against this kid.

Good job by Gov Mbah

Bimow:
God bless Asiwaju!!
Honestly, I wish Asiwaju elected Nigeria President 20years ago, definitely Nigeria will not be in this mess.
Nigeria shall be great again in the name of Jesus Christ.

I tell you.. just as he was Lagos governor then

The country would have witnessed tremendous development and prosperity I tell you

Very welcome development for the economy

chopnaira:
The brain on this man is massive.

I tell you..

yarimo:
that is very commendable from the president, if a councillor can easily see the president

Gbam! Brilliant response

Don’t mind that kid.. always yapping nonsense

Well said Dr. Kwankwaso

Skydivine:
In most sw, they don’t really care about your religion.

Exactly

Noted.. unfortunately, Subsidy had to go..

This Oyebamiji candidate speaks very well.. very composed and articulate!

As much as I like Gov Adeleke, I believe this other candidate comes across as more robust and intelligent being the next governor.

However it’s the Osun people to decide. All the best to them

naptu2:
I Reject the Idea That Osun Is a Civil-Servant State

Agriculture is our major business, and if we invest in agricultural processing, we can achieve a lot. I will prioritise agriculture. That is my number one priority.

APC Governorship Candidate, Osun State, Munirudeen Oyebamiji

I Reject the Idea That Osun Is a Civil-Servant State

Agriculture is our major business, and if we invest in agricultural processing, we can achieve a lot. I will prioritise agriculture. That is my number one priority.

APC Governorship Candidate, Osun State, Munirudeen… pic.twitter.com/iAEBITmFCP

— ARISE NEWS (@ARISEtv) August 11, 2026

Pootle:
very true, there is slight improvement unlike the first quarter of the year

Exactly! I’m very impressed now

What a dumb comment.. which “rain” has poured over 1month now? Yet we’ve been having improved power here in Lagos - both my house and office areas

Stop being silly!

Beremx:
Wait till the rain season is over. You'll create another thread crying about the epileptic power supply in your area.

Na today?

My brother me sef o.. our electricity has improved tremendously over two months now.. Just like two years back, I now even have to turn off my freezer once a while.. overblock dey worry us.. Lol

Kudos to the PHCN and Power minister

Kdon2:
Please my people, am I the only one experiencing this new change? It's crazy the kind of electricity supply we have been experiencing in my area in the past one month. Please is this a national phenomenon? Dem wan use overelectricity wound us for my area right now! Can anyone explain this?

garykoeman:
How can you unite against someone you all falsely claimed to have defeated at the poll.

Nigeria politician are highly hypocritical.

Exactly! They and their supporters are stark Hypocrites!

That’s why they say in “Nigerian politics” no permanent friend or enemy.. only permanent interest..

aieromon:
It was only a few years ago when this became a meme....

Don’t mind that kid.. he think say military na eldorado! 😂

3Dee:
It's like you've never experienced military rule before ba and you want to have a glimpse.

Lol.. see this kid! 😂

“Athink” with democracy you can still use Internet to post nonsense on social media right? Ok.

In Military, nothing like such “privileges” for you.. your rights are trampled on! If you’re even opportune to use internet and post nonsense, you’ll be arrested and tried for treason.

Don’t Ever Wish for Military Rule ok!

vick00:
I don't even have a voter's card talkless of voting. I only wish the military take over.

I have lost all hope in politicians. I belive the words of the DEVIL more than those politicians.

Host… Gov Douye Diri of Bayelsa

helinues:
I can see Otti and Ododo. The host I can't really remember his name but I know him. That's a mixed tribe photo in politics

Very well stated.. Spot on!

Lots of people are either ignorant or simply mischievous

CharlesCNG:
Whenever opposition supporters say, "They will rig 2027," ask: How, exactly?

Follow the vote.

First, BVAS records accredited voters, creating a mathematical ceiling on legitimate votes.

Next, ballots are counted openly before voters, agents and observers. Results enter Form EC8A, which agents can sign, photograph and obtain.

Then EC8A is uploaded through BVAS to IReV, creating another record against which subsequent collation can be checked.

Fraud remains possible through vote-buying, violence, compromised officials or collation manipulation—but wholesale fabrication is increasingly harder.

To manufacture a different result, you must potentially defeat BVAS accreditation, physical counting, EC8A, agents' copies, photographs/videos, IReV and independent monitoring platforms such as SmartElectionGuard Pro.

That's like changing a football score after thousands of spectators photographed the scoreboard.

So opposition parties should prepare, not merely predict rigging: deploy agents everywhere, photograph every EC8A, transmit results independently, monitor IReV and flag discrepancies immediately.

The weakest strategy is shouting "They will rig us" for two years, then arriving without adequate polling-unit protection.

The battle for 2027 begins at the polling unit.

Increasingly, whoever wants to steal the result must also steal the evidence.

Exactly what I wanted to state.. only Vote Buying is mainly what politicians can do..

To say rigging on the BVAS or whatever, not feasible

IJAYA001:
Rigging election could only happen through vote buying and intimidation in which all major political parties do.

badoh:
They are quick to cast aspersions on the ruling party but to observe basic democratic tenets in their small party is a big issue to them. I just pity those that believe in all these mushroom parties because what they do in their closet is worse compared to what is happening in the big parties.

Exactly! Such embarrassment going on in these parties