₦airaland Forum

malali:
Nigerians have long lived in an economy where the math doesn’t add up, where everyone wanted to eat suya but no one wanted to raise the cows. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has shown up with the unpopular yet necessary reforms to shake us from our collective slumber. For a nation that’s long believed in subsidized illusions, Tinubu is forcing us to face reality—and while it stings now, it might just be the bitter medicine we need to heal.

Fuel Subsidy Removal: Goodbye to Endless Car Convoys

For decades, Nigeria was the global leader in absurdity: an oil-producing nation subsidizing fuel for millionaires’ SUVs while its healthcare and education sectors crumbled. Removing the fuel subsidy was like yanking a Band-Aid off a festering wound. It hurts, yes, but it exposes the rot beneath.

Now, people think twice before owning fleets of cars or leaving their engines running unnecessarily. Suddenly, shared transport and public systems seem sensible. This reform is not anti-poor; it’s anti-reckless. Fuel subsidies were a scam that allowed a few to live extravagantly while the masses got crumbs. Tinubu’s decision ended a racket that no one dared touch for 50 years.

Exchange Rate Unification: Killing the Dollar Mafia

Unifying the exchange rate was like switching on the lights at a nightclub—exposing all the shady deals happening in the dark. For years, some “businessmen” thrived by gaming a dual exchange rate system, accessing cheap dollars to fund ventures that couldn’t compete in an open market. The free lunch is over.

Sure, the naira has taken a beating, and we feel it when we price goods, but this is the cost of honesty. A unified exchange rate puts everyone on a level playing field. If your business cannot survive without subsidized dollars, then you were never really in business. The real entrepreneurs, those willing to innovate and adapt, will now rise.

Electricity Tariffs: Powering Up Responsibility

The electricity tariff increase hit many Nigerians hard, but look deeper, and you’ll see its unintended benefits. More people are embracing renewable energy—solar panels, inverters, and conscious electricity use. There’s no free power anywhere in the world, and Tinubu is forcing us to respect what we consume.

We’re finally waking up to the fact that leaving lights on all day is a luxury we can’t afford. And yes, the tariffs should come with better power supply. If Tinubu pushes reforms that attract serious investments into power infrastructure, Nigerians could one day look back at this moment as the turning point.

Tax Reform Bill: Making Looters Sweat

For too long, Nigeria has been a country where governors collect federal allocations, buy fleets of German cars, and still leave hospitals without paracetamol. Tinubu’s tax reform bill is a game-changer. It forces states to generate their own revenue, putting pressure on governors to deliver instead of turning Abuja into their ATM.

If your governor is still driving luxury SUVs while your roads are death traps, you now have every reason to hold him accountable. Tax reform is the first step toward financial discipline at all levels of government. It’s time for leaders to justify their salaries and perks, not just enjoy them.

Plugging the Corruption Leak

That said, no matter how revolutionary Tinubu’s policies are, corruption remains the elephant in the room. Without addressing looting, these reforms will only enrich a new set of kleptocrats. Nigerians have seen this movie before: big reforms, but the money still finds its way into private pockets.

Tinubu needs to introduce airtight anti-corruption policies—think real-time budget monitoring, forensic audits, and stiff penalties for looters. Governors, ministers, commissioners, and local government chairmen should not have unchecked access to funds. Why should one man’s greed rob an entire community of schools, hospitals, and roads?

A New Era of Realism

Tinubu is preparing pounded yam, and yes, the wailers want boiled yam with palm oil because they’re impatient. But real change takes time. These seismic reforms are setting the stage for a more honest Nigeria, where we live within our means and build wealth sustainably.

Critics, myself included, have slammed Tinubu in the past—and rightfully so. But credit must be given where it’s due: these are bold decisions no one dared to make in 50 years. Yet, boldness alone is not enough. Tinubu must match his reforms with an equally aggressive crackdown on corruption.

Dear Mr. President, Nigerians are ready to tighten their belts, but don’t let us suffer only for the fat cats to feast. Plug the holes. End the looting. Then, and only then, will we see the true fruits of these hard decisions. The yam is boiling, but until we stop the rats from stealing it, the people may never get their share.

And for those who are still wailing, just imagine a Nigeria where we finally cut our cloth according to our yard. It’s painful, but it’s necessary. The future is calling, and Tinubu, for better or worse, is answering.

Mbanda:
Which kin yeye post be this? Is that what they thought you in una lying and propaganda camp?
No more endless convoy 🤣🤪 but tinibu goes around with endless convoy, I don't know what happens to leadership by example in that aspect.

trutharena:
Well articulated.

nedu666:
Op everytime hold your governor accountable, pls how do you hold someone who has the legislature, state judiciary, police, local govt and thugs in his pocket. But people hold the president accountable,he has even more people in his pocket, the citizens are somehow scared of the governors.

In-between you said no more long convoy, for whom the masses or govt officials? Have you seen wike convoy. I dont condone it, but dont forget, wike moves around with atleast 20 staff, engineers,contractors, He is not the only person with the convoy when they are going to inspect projects.

You said govs will stop going to Abuja. Oga you lie, govs are entitled to oil proceeds, as for tax, if govs start tax drive, many companies will fold. Example nestle, Unilever, flour Mills are in Ogun paying, vat to Ogun gov when they sell their products nation wide. If govs insist before they sell their products in their state, they must pay tax, that is 36 different tax for nestle. Can they survive. The governor who has the company in his state pays tax, not where they are seling the products,sales tax is minimal. Regardless of where the products come from,even if you import you must still pay sales tax,in addition to clearing and import taxes. So your point is a moot point.

Anither563:
Awesome!

HgAkpobomeEr:
We are on the right path.

Throwback:
The OP has presented the truth.

In Tinubu, we see a technocrat and political leader who has got the balls to push the reforms that many who criticise him today have been mouthing for years.

The immediate outcome might not be pleasant, but it necessary for the survival of the country.

justtoodark:

i like yoruba peoples pragmatic way of life....
they will double dare the devil himself....

Throwback:
The OP has presented the truth.

In Tinubu, we see a technocrat and political leader who has got the balls to push the reforms that many who criticise him today have been mouthing for years.

The immediate outcome might not be pleasant, but it necessary for the survival of the country.

advanceDNA:
Masses have nothing to gain from the current reforms weda immediate or in future....the so called reforms only puts more money in the hands of executive and house of reps members who execute bogus projects to embezzle our common wealth...yall are just too delusional to see...
The same story of future benefit is what u gave during buhari ...y'all have started again

Do they pay you for these things u say or y'all are just pathetic followers

malali:
I support opposition, dont get me wrong.
But if we are to say the truth, neither Atiku or 2nd runner up Obi has adequately criticized Tinubu and offered a solution better than what Tinubu has presented.

I stand to be corrected. Atiku or Peter Obi should get on channels TV and tell Nigerians, what they would do better than what Asiwaju is doing, they should describe in details, tell us where they will generate funding, how they will allocate it and how they will curb the Mafia as well, which Tinubu has had to deal with while in office.

Not until they are able to give us a better blueprint, they are not real oppositions. Sometimes a president has to give his country what they NEED and not what they WANT.

malali:
Nobody in this world can make me do what i dont want to do for money.
I thank God for his blessings........lol

advanceDNA:
But the benefits of the reforms are already showing....is that u can't see it or ur are just refusing to admit...

Fuel , health, education, electricity subsidy removal and floating of the naira have only increased state governors allocation for more stealing while we the masses are paying over 700% increase for goods and services..

Companies are leaving, running into heavy losses while the masses are losing their jobs and livelihood....

Increase in interest rate is killing more business....

The coming Increase in taxes including VAT of 10%, ...only means more money in the hands of government who only enrich themselves while masses suffer increase in cost of goods and services again

So how are the masses benefitting in short or long run from all these arrangement ..?

malali:
The state governors and the Godfathers are the problem now. But dont forget its politics,he needs them to secure a second term. I believe they will be primaryed out during the primaries for second term.

advanceDNA:
Oh.... so now u rememeber it's all politics..but you are telling pple they will see benefit of bad policies..... continue

Throwback:
The OP has presented the truth.

In Tinubu, we see a technocrat and political leader who has got the balls to push the reforms that many who criticise him today have been mouthing for years.

The immediate outcome might not be pleasant, but it necessary for the survival of the country.

UltraSolid:
yeye boy, how your sunday dey go? Hope wretched and pain-filled?

Kukutente23:
Is this how you greet your parents at home?
No wonder they cursed you with chronic fossilised zombiesm 🧟‍♂️🧟‍♂️🧟‍♂️