₦airaland Forum

I wonder why Nigerians are dissing Adelabu. Jonathan already sold the Power Generating Companies (Genco) and Power Distribution Companies (Discos) to his cronies and friends who are feeding fat on the sufferings of the people.

Gencos with capacity to produce over 10,000 MW are generating only 4,000+ or less and will charge the government for electricity not produced or distributed.

Discos refused to improve the network, will reject power from the Gencos but will be happy to send estimated billing to customers and collect money they dis not earn. They will also refuse to pay for electricity supplied by the Gencos but rather feed fat on their collections.

The solution is to sack both Gencos and Discos with FG taking over. Buhari and Fashola couldn't do this because the Gencos and Discos will wipe their ass in court. Adelabu is constrained here......

For example, Otedola bought a GENCO for $250 million and sold it for $750 million. Tony Elumelu bought his own Genco for about $350 million. Today its worth over $1 billion.

Nigerians are the problem of Nigerians. We should not be decieved or point blame in the wrong direction.

What is the difference between ADC and APC......try and disillusion yourself.....as a full fledge member of the so called urchins.

Bentacur007:
Some APC urchins are confused all they focused is ADC because they are afraid of ADC.
Just look at how INEC is messing up here and there

Fortunately, you have only one vote! And this cannot stop APC in Lagos. Why not go and use your vote very wisely in Awka. 😁😁😁

Sheuns:
It’s better to vote another party. A vote for APC in Lagos state is a vote for continuous looting and lies.

Joker joker jokest........

Keep dreaming and keep consoling yourself.

Hemanwel:
What about the Minister of Darkness?

Tinubu's sacking next year is sacrosanct! We are voting the ADC from top to bottom

Common now Chairman. GEJ did ground breaking of what...... OBJ and GEJ's PDP that refused to allow LASG reconstruct Muritala Mohammed International Airport Road until Buhari came to power in 2015.

Jonathan did break one single ground in Lagos or the entire South West.

iwaeda:
GEJ did the ground breaking, it was pure private initiative. Fashionable was the governor. We know who helped Lagos.

No matter how much you envy Tinubu's record, you just have to commend him for his sagacity!

I remembered Ahmadu Bello Way in Victoria Island being completely washed away by the ocean surge in 2001. Today, Tinubu turned that disaster into a $6 billion Eko Atlantic City adding 2.5% to the GDP of our country.

This same Tinubu pulled all the stops to ensure Dangote built his refinery in Lagos while the governors of Ogun, Ondo, Rivers were chasing Dangote away with greed! Another $25 billion asset added to Lagos economy.

Wailers should watch what will happen with the Lagos Calabar coastal road! The next 50 years, Nigeria will be reaping the benefit of this project.

And some people will compare PBAT to one agalu failure that could only build one brewery. No be juju be that?

iwaeda:
Nlfpmod, Everything is ground breaking under Tinubu, the only one that built Lagos.

The Obi camp wailing go loud o 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

The man of all POssibilities to be vice president is unacceptable ☺️

It is a free world.....after all, that is how Obi tried to scatter APGA before he ran away. Atiku scatter PDP before he jumped ship. So not a biggie at all 😁

And if you are not happy, go to court......

Has he finished spending the $2 million he stole to cut grass.....the biggest disgrace of Buhari's government......

This is the only way to end the menace. Like thd Russian Soldiers in Ukraine, as you eliminate they replace, but there will come a time when they wont come again.....knowing fully well that its a one way journey into kidnapping, once you are caught, you are dead. Even their sponsors and godfathers in the north will tell them to stop the madness.

This is what Mali and Burkina Faso is doing to thd killer herdsmen

Harddiskng:
Herdsmen? Once caught send them all to their maker!

Use their cows to throw a party for the nearest community.

One answer! Politics.

Same thing Ztiku and Obi are playing today. They all shared the same manifesto on subsidy, but you can see Obi and Atiku are fighting PBAT on this.......

SonOfWords:
One question:

Why did Bola Tinubu vehemently oppose fuel subsidy removal under Jonathan in 2012?

Confusion break-ee bone-ee, yeepa !
Na double wahala for dead-ee body
And the owner of dead-ee body
Na double wahala for dead-ee body.....

Inside ADC, one side says Atiku go defeat PBAT, another one says Obi go defeat am before 12 noon. Make una make up una mind.....jagaban with the silent majority, dey read-ee for una 😁

About time we enact a law that once kidnappers are caught, tgey shoukd face immediate firing squad! Public execution, and you will see that this menace will reduce if not stopped completely.

Why not focus on the message and seek collective solutions. Rather than blaming the messenger for shining light on this condemnable act of some bad eggs in our society

esnbrutality:
Nlfpmod...

Please can you do a background check on the sources of these news. I believe it's a crime having multiple monikers on a platform like this. Or is the multiple moniker arrangement another way to boost the algorithm by saying members are much on Nairaland when people like the OP has numerous accounts and monikers?

Peterobiisathie
Noleflendum
Okoro
Onionbandit
Noerection
Peacemaker5128
Minorityopinion
I.amfraud that Seun changed from b.eerfraud.

I really want to understand the concept behind letting the OP run numerous monikers. Is the owner of the monikers a MODERATOR?

Just asking

So why must it be that those from a particular side are lured into this despicable dastardly crime?

Yorubastardz:
Don't be fooled
Indians are cashing out from drug dealers

Somebody in Indian embassy is bringing these drug dealers into india

These are the players
1. Indian mafia boss
2. Immigration officer
3. Indian embassy staff
4. Recruited victims

The agent in Nigeria scout for potential hustlers . Connect them with their plug at Indian embassy Nigeria. Get visa immediately. The person go pay flight ticket

Land in India. Their plug in immigration give the boys clear pass.
Boys enter India spend 1 month knowing locations then start push drugs for the Indian Oga.

Indian police want their own share
So they catch these ones for 2 reasons

1. To post image that they are working and winning fight on drugs.
2. To extort and collect their own share

If you get money, dem go release you
If you no get, dem thruw u for sanko

Some dealers have been arrested 8 times
Them go use money sort am out and continue.

Indian popo use am dey chop money

Na why e dey sweet them to catch these boys. Dem go take group picture like when fishernen take group picture with big fish dem catch

The business is too deep.
Each chain is benefiting from each other.
Indians corrupt like mad. Don't be fooled

Emeka should be deported back to Nigeria after serving his full jail time! He can then be abusing Nigerian government on social media.......😁😁😁

I for add some other comments but you can read my mind......so fill in the gap 😁

When you are looking for animals with horns, then the snail is raising its head. What freedom of speech cannot do......jesters ranting can do.....😁

AnonPoet:
https://www.google.com/amp/s/punchng.com/ill-defeat-tinubu-in-free-fair-election-dino-melaye/%3famp

I asked chat GPT to draw up a comparison between this present PBAT's led government and the previous ones below is the response I got you're free to do so too

Bola Ahmed Tinubu could be considered one of Nigeria’s best presidents (from a development standpoint), you have to focus on structural reforms, macroeconomic stabilization, and long-term capacity building—then compare those with what past leaders achieved or failed to do.

Below is a robust pro-Tinubu argument, grounded in measurable developments and contrasted with predecessors.

1. Bold Structural Reforms (Unmatched Since 1999)
Tinubu’s edge:
Fuel subsidy removal (a decades-long drain on public finances)

Unification of exchange rates (ending multiple FX windows)

👉 These were widely seen as politically dangerous but economically necessary.

Freed trillions of naira for development spending �
The Guardian Nigeria
Prevented a looming fiscal crisis and debt spiral �
Reuters
Compared to predecessors:
Muhammadu Buhari largely retained subsidies, worsening fiscal pressure.
Olusegun Obasanjo implemented reforms—but avoided politically explosive ones like subsidy removal at scale.

👉 Argument: Tinubu has taken the toughest structural decisions of any democratic-era president.

2. Strong Revenue Growth & Fiscal Discipline
Tinubu’s achievements:
Non-oil revenue exceeded ₦20 trillion (record level) �
Premium Times Nigeria
Monthly government allocations to states increased significantly (over 60%) �
Thisdaylive
Debt service-to-revenue ratio dropped from ~97% to below 50% �
The Guardian Nigeria
Fiscal deficit reduced from 5.4% to ~3% of GDP �
Premium Times Nigeria
Compared to predecessors:
Buhari era: Almost all revenue went into debt servicing
Earlier governments: Heavy reliance on oil, weak tax systems

👉 Argument: Tinubu is rebuilding Nigeria’s fiscal foundation, something previous administrations struggled to achieve sustainably.

3. Economic Growth & Stability Indicators
Under Tinubu:
GDP growth reached ~4%+ in 2025 (fastest in years) �
Premium Times Nigeria
Q2 2025 growth: 4.23% (highest in 4 years) �
The Guardian Nigeria
Trade surplus surged significantly �
Thisdaylive
External reserves increased and investor confidence improved �
The Economic Times
World Bank projections:
Nigeria expected to grow ~4.2% by 2026, supported by reforms �
Reuters
Compared to predecessors:
Buhari: Low growth + recession periods
Goodluck Jonathan: Moderate growth but structurally fragile

👉 Argument: Tinubu is shifting Nigeria from consumption-driven to reform-driven growth.
4. Massive Increase in Government Revenue & Capacity
Tinubu:
Government revenue doubled in some sectors �
Nairametrics
FAAC allocations surged, empowering states to:
Pay salaries
Invest in infrastructure �
State House Abuja
Compared to predecessors:

States were often broke and dependent on bailouts

👉 Argument: Tinubu has strengthened federal and state capacity simultaneously.
5. External Sector & Investment Improvements
Tinubu:
Cleared $10 billion FX backlog �
The Economic Times
Foreign reserves rose significantly
Foreign Direct Investment increased sharply �
ICRC
Compared to predecessors:
Nigeria struggled with:
FX shortages
Capital flight
Investor distrust

👉 Argument: Tinubu restored investor confidence and liquidity in the system.

6. Diversification Away from Oil
Tinubu:
Non-oil exports increased to ~48% of total exports �
The Guardian Nigeria
Manufacturing exports rose sharply
Record non-oil tax revenue
Compared to predecessors:

Nigeria remained oil-dependent for decades

👉 Argument: Tinubu is pushing Nigeria toward a more diversified, resilient economy.
7. Long-Term Infrastructure & Digital Push
Tinubu:
Expansion of digital infrastructure (fiber optics, tech growth) �
ICRC
Redirected subsidy savings into:
Infrastructure
Health
Education �
The Guardian Nigeria
Compared to predecessors:
Infrastructure investment often limited by fiscal leakages (subsidies, corruption)

👉 Argument: Tinubu is reallocating wasteful spending into productive assets.

8. Courage to Implement Painful but Necessary Policies
This is perhaps the strongest argument.
Tinubu implemented reforms that:
Others avoided for political survival
Economists had recommended for over 20 years

👉 Even critics agree:

These policies caused short-term hardship
But may prevent long-term economic collapse �
Reuters
Final Comparative Verdict
Why a strong case can be made:
Compared to:
Muhammadu Buhari → cautious, low-growth, subsidy-heavy
Goodluck Jonathan → growth without deep reforms
Olusegun Obasanjo → reformist, but less aggressive on subsidies

👉 Tinubu stands out for:

Depth of reforms
Speed of implementation
Fiscal restructuring
Economic rebalancing
Bottom Line (Pro-Tinubu Argument)
If you define “best president” by:
Structural economic reforms
Fiscal discipline
Long-term national repositioning.

👉 Then a strong argument can be made that Tinubu is among the most transformational presidents Nigeria has had—even if the short-term pain is significant.

*Courtesy: Olaitan A Okedeji.*

SonOfWords:
Na for other party matters your mouth dey sabi sharp.

When e reach governance inefficiency and leadership incompetence under APC, you go begin lead the blind mice congregation.

Agbero union ticket officer🤡!

Atiku is a failure in his ward, local government and in his state of Adamawa. How can a man with no footprint at home make impact at the national level.

APC, PDP, ADC, NPPP, and so on are the same set of people. But some people on kolos will come and be yarning agalu failure for us here.

Anyway, make I carry my popcorn 🍿, ADC blockbuster movie is about to start 😁😁😁

Testing testing testing......


I support this 100%. And online access shoukd be given so they can also contribute to meaningful discuss online. Including abusing Tinubu for being the cause of their incarceration for pushing drugs 😁😁😁

iamfraud:
INEC should assist Peter Obi by opening polling units in prisons across Asia and some Africa countries like South Africa, Kenya and Liberia
E get reason

Even if I say no comment i go chop cane for NL. Because you dey read my mind, you already know wetin I wan write here 😁😁😁

In the same sentence, you are contradicting yourself. Who enabled the refinery to be sited in Lagos? Who is ensuring that petroleum cabal doesn't kill the refinery. I am sure its not the agalu failure, he has no clue how to build an economy 😁😁😁

Eleph:
Why are the people not even asking Tinubu and the APC why the NNPC is still not working having claimed otherwise all through last year?
What happened to the huge amount of money spent on the so-called turnaround maintenance?
Tinubu is the Minister of Petroleum as it is, if not for Dangote, I can bet we'll be buying fuel for as high as ₦2,500 per litre. The builder of Lagos State prioritized his interest in the Lagos-Calabar Coastal highway, neglecting other sectors like Power, Security, and Oil & Gas and the economy.

Kudos to Dangote for saving Nigerians in the hands of this evil government and its political party, the APC.

And they all support tinubu because he brought the reform that increased state and LG revenue significantly

Jakpon:
Bros abeg wetin be dis na. The way ibo people dey take hype that Otti ehn.
Well English man talk say in the village of the blind, a one eyed man is a king.

I asked chat GPT to draw up a comparison between this present PBAT's led government and the previous ones below is the response I got you're free to do so too

Bola Ahmed Tinubu could be considered one of Nigeria’s best presidents (from a development standpoint), you have to focus on structural reforms, macroeconomic stabilization, and long-term capacity building—then compare those with what past leaders achieved or failed to do.

Below is a robust pro-Tinubu argument, grounded in measurable developments and contrasted with predecessors.

1. Bold Structural Reforms (Unmatched Since 1999)
Tinubu’s edge:
Fuel subsidy removal (a decades-long drain on public finances)

Unification of exchange rates (ending multiple FX windows)

👉 These were widely seen as politically dangerous but economically necessary.

Freed trillions of naira for development spending �
The Guardian Nigeria
Prevented a looming fiscal crisis and debt spiral �
Reuters
Compared to predecessors:
Muhammadu Buhari largely retained subsidies, worsening fiscal pressure.
Olusegun Obasanjo implemented reforms—but avoided politically explosive ones like subsidy removal at scale.

👉 Argument: Tinubu has taken the toughest structural decisions of any democratic-era president.

2. Strong Revenue Growth & Fiscal Discipline
Tinubu’s achievements:
Non-oil revenue exceeded ₦20 trillion (record level) �
Premium Times Nigeria
Monthly government allocations to states increased significantly (over 60%) �
Thisdaylive
Debt service-to-revenue ratio dropped from ~97% to below 50% �
The Guardian Nigeria
Fiscal deficit reduced from 5.4% to ~3% of GDP �
Premium Times Nigeria
Compared to predecessors:
Buhari era: Almost all revenue went into debt servicing
Earlier governments: Heavy reliance on oil, weak tax systems

👉 Argument: Tinubu is rebuilding Nigeria’s fiscal foundation, something previous administrations struggled to achieve sustainably.

3. Economic Growth & Stability Indicators
Under Tinubu:
GDP growth reached ~4%+ in 2025 (fastest in years) �
Premium Times Nigeria
Q2 2025 growth: 4.23% (highest in 4 years) �
The Guardian Nigeria
Trade surplus surged significantly �
Thisdaylive
External reserves increased and investor confidence improved �
The Economic Times
World Bank projections:
Nigeria expected to grow ~4.2% by 2026, supported by reforms �
Reuters
Compared to predecessors:
Buhari: Low growth + recession periods
Goodluck Jonathan: Moderate growth but structurally fragile

👉 Argument: Tinubu is shifting Nigeria from consumption-driven to reform-driven growth.
4. Massive Increase in Government Revenue & Capacity
Tinubu:
Government revenue doubled in some sectors �
Nairametrics
FAAC allocations surged, empowering states to:
Pay salaries
Invest in infrastructure �
State House Abuja
Compared to predecessors:

States were often broke and dependent on bailouts

👉 Argument: Tinubu has strengthened federal and state capacity simultaneously.
5. External Sector & Investment Improvements
Tinubu:
Cleared $10 billion FX backlog �
The Economic Times
Foreign reserves rose significantly
Foreign Direct Investment increased sharply �
ICRC
Compared to predecessors:
Nigeria struggled with:
FX shortages
Capital flight
Investor distrust

👉 Argument: Tinubu restored investor confidence and liquidity in the system.

6. Diversification Away from Oil
Tinubu:
Non-oil exports increased to ~48% of total exports �
The Guardian Nigeria
Manufacturing exports rose sharply
Record non-oil tax revenue
Compared to predecessors:

Nigeria remained oil-dependent for decades

👉 Argument: Tinubu is pushing Nigeria toward a more diversified, resilient economy.
7. Long-Term Infrastructure & Digital Push
Tinubu:
Expansion of digital infrastructure (fiber optics, tech growth) �
ICRC
Redirected subsidy savings into:
Infrastructure
Health
Education �
The Guardian Nigeria
Compared to predecessors:
Infrastructure investment often limited by fiscal leakages (subsidies, corruption)

👉 Argument: Tinubu is reallocating wasteful spending into productive assets.

8. Courage to Implement Painful but Necessary Policies
This is perhaps the strongest argument.
Tinubu implemented reforms that:
Others avoided for political survival
Economists had recommended for over 20 years

👉 Even critics agree:

These policies caused short-term hardship
But may prevent long-term economic collapse �
Reuters
Final Comparative Verdict
Why a strong case can be made:
Compared to:
Muhammadu Buhari → cautious, low-growth, subsidy-heavy
Goodluck Jonathan → growth without deep reforms
Olusegun Obasanjo → reformist, but less aggressive on subsidies

👉 Tinubu stands out for:

Depth of reforms
Speed of implementation
Fiscal restructuring
Economic rebalancing
Bottom Line (Pro-Tinubu Argument)
If you define “best president” by:
Structural economic reforms
Fiscal discipline
Long-term national repositioning.

👉 Then a strong argument can be made that Tinubu is among the most transformational presidents Nigeria has had—even if the short-term pain is significant.

*Courtesy: Olaitan A Okedeji.*

OredoPikin:
🤣🤣🤣
Nothing concern me with ADC primaries
I am not their member
I will support whoever emerged.
Even if na goat
I will vote a goat instead of the failed President NADECO fraudster.
But we are not discussing ADC primaries na. Why do u want to change topic?😂
Let's stick to
Obi did nothing for 8yrs. We must sing it daily so it sticks 😅

See as WIKE be that time🤣
Over 35 thousand computers to schools.
Over 600 school buses
Power generating plants to schools
Guess what, as at then, he has already cleared the huge debt he met and he made Anambra the least indebted state in Nigeria then
Haa
Even tinubu nation newspaper carried it🤣

Anyways
He did nothing as governor for 8yrs😂

Thats why we prefer him to be the candidate against PBAT on more time. Let the agalu failure be the vice 😁

Their defenders will soon come online to start protesting too.....afterall they are brothers......

Put this on ice, after una primary, we will continue from there. I am not used to dissipating energy unnecessarily.

All I know is pro-max tears loading.....

In one month's time, everybody's score card will be on Google 😁

OredoPikin:
Omo
Illiteracy bad o🤣🤣
How u take pass comprehension for school?
Tinubu really exposed una well
Most educated region in the mud again😂

Anyways, while Obi was building the biggest industrial layout in the whole of South East that attracted over 40 multinational companies that legally employed hundreds of thousands of Anambra indigenes, tinubu was creating thugs, smokers and agberos to be disturbing market women and bus drivers and the peace of Lagos 🤣

U say Obi nor build single road 🤣
It's on record
When Obi was governor, Anambra has the best road network in the whole of Nigeria according to the federal ministry of work as at then.
He constructed over 800km of roads linking villages to city centre

U said no school😂
Let me not mention the numbers of schools he renovated sha, u can easily make use of your google, pictures and images full online incase you can't travel to Anambra.

Anambra state university igbariam campus from scratch
He built and licenced over 15 nursing schools.

U say he no built hospital 🤣
Ojukwu university teaching hospital was built by him from scratch.
the first heart transplant in the whole of South East was done in the hospital he built and equipped

Yes, he built a power plants also.
He bought over 600 schools buses for schools in Anambra and they are all on record
Even Wike(then minister of education) commissioned some of the buses them🤣

If these are not infrastructures, I wondered what infrastructure means to you 😏😏

I didn't say u should not support Tinubu o
Support tinubu but stop lying to yourselves or better keep the lies to yourselves and stop displaying illiteracy in a public space

Anyways, Obi did nothing for 8yrs😁
Let's maintain that energy and hope it stick🤗🤗

Reno reno😂😂
He said Obi overperformed🤣🤣
Nor be me talk am o. Na una ambassador to Mexico talk am🤗
As for me and you, he did nothing for 8yrs and we must repeat it till it stick😂

I am surprised the online warriors have not started blaming Tinubu for this hiccup 😁.....

Wail as una like, the agalu man has failed again!

I am not a keyboard warrior or online voter. So I no get that much time to be yarning epistle. Google the $16 billion withdrawal for power project under OBJ. You will get the real story and be better educated.

Tell us a little bit about your candidates track record in Anambra for 8 years aside from hero brewery.....😁

anonimi:
Obasanjo did not seize Lagos state's allocation for 4 years. He only seized the LGA portion due to Tinubu and his AG Osinbajo's attempt to smuggle additional local government areas into the 1999 constitution, which other states reversed.

What has Tinubu done with the 100 times increase in revenue to N4.2 trillion since 1999 if Lagos has less than 5% schools owned by government and people are drinking shitty water

Meanwhile there is no evidence to substantiate the allegation of $16 billion spent by Obasanjo on power. If there was, he would have been probed, prosecuted and convicted by subsequent administrations, especially corruption fighting APC since 2015.

Would you know how much APC has spent for the past 11 years to procure darkness, since they are borrowing more than PDP despite removing subsidy, thereby making petrol expensive, to save trillions of Naira and billions of dollars respectively in 2016 and 2023?