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I do not know if I should say this , or if we are all seen the same thing.

I always wonder why is it that most Africans are short-sighted. Dem nor dey think long range. Na, just instant instant solution or satisfaction dem want.

But was that not exactly what previous administrations or regimes did?

Give the masses bread, so that they won't revolt whilst the nation was gradually rotten away.

Why?

Because everybody wanted bread. So, nobody cared if the resources to keep the bakery running in the long run were being kept aside.

Give me bread now! They yelled!!

How can we all be interested in the Nigeria project or be patriotic, if we do not take difficult decisions that will keep the bakery running?

And there are only a few men who have had the chest or courage to fix things. Many feared for their political career and chickened out along the way. But not these two geniuses.

When PBAT made alliances with the North to bring in PMB, I felt it was nonsense because I loved GEJ on the Economic side. Things were rossy, and we had bread on our tables.

My anger knew no bounds when PBAT came in and made some decisions that caused severe hemorrhage to my financial war chest. I feel am well well. I be small fry. So when the likes of dem Dangote dey feel am, you suppose understand wetin I mean.

But then, I knew PBAT was the best president for this Season. We needed a Messiah who would cure the very foundation of the rot and not simply apply band aid. And it was then I understood why his first declaration was " subsidy is gone"!

His is a master of policies.

His weapon?

Make the right policies, and the system will cure itself. Thus, I begin to wonder. How come Nigerians do not see that this genius is fixing the bakery?

The bakery is currently under maintenance and working below half capacity. There are also no resources to even bake bread, so we have to manage. But there is something PBAT needs to unleash in some sectors.

But let us all agree that PBAT, with his recent policies, is one of the best master planner in recent times.


PBAT is coming 2027.

I agree with you. The policies are right and will give long term gains. But something must be done about this insecurity. It's a huge dent on the government.

It's only extreme low IQ that will make anyone anyone say Tinubus policies are good for Nigeria , his policies are self centered and have set the country economy back 50 years , anybody that will implement a policy that will shed your GDP per capita from 2300 dollar to 800 dollars in one year doesn't and can never mean well for you ... The writer will soon find out his disposable income has been stolen from him in manner he might never ever recover from again if not the grace of God ...Tinubu has gone past half his term and not a single economic or social metric has improved , even the guy that just got sworn in in Ghana already has numbers he has improved marginally .

Not single data seems to suggest even remotely that Bola Tinubu might be the best president

keep supporting nonsense

People with low IQ are the ones supporting this current regime and everything it stands for. From all one can see, the only thing he's good is lies, fraud and propaganda. Governance is zero and nothing else

SarkinYarki:
It's only extreme low IQ that will make anyone anyone say Tinubus policies are good for Nigeria , his policies are self centered and have set the country economy back 50 years , anybody that will implement a policy that will shed your GDP per capita from 2300 dollar to 800 dollars in one year doesn't and can never mean well for you ... The writer will soon find out his disposable income has been stolen from him in manner he might never ever recover from again if not the grace of God ...Tinubu has gone past half his term and not a single economic or social metric has improved , even the guy that just got sworn in in Ghana already has numbers he has improved marginally .

Not single data seems to suggest even remotely that Bola Tinubu might be the best president

keep supporting nonsense

You prefer the band-aid to a permanent solution with short-term pain. Do you know how much the Iranian currency is to a dollar? But the Iranians are proud of their country, and the World now respects them. You complain on one hand that the World does not respect you as a Nigerian or your country. But you are not ready to make the necessary sacrifices to gain that respect. Who are we deceiving na?

Clam down, let's have an intelligent discussion on his policies with an open mind. Examine the pros and cons. The long-term benefits, etc.

We are all here to learn ways to better our country. And we can better advise PBAT. He does not know it all.

Don't you think so?

@OP.

Dis one you talk, I don talk am tire here to receive endless insult. I am Yoruba and from the SW.

In the end, I concluded that Nigerians cannot understand your brilliant bread and bakery analogy because of weaponised poverty deployed against them over decades by previous Presidents before PBAT who were too cowardly or disiniterested to elevate Nigeria to "developed Nation" status.


This leadership weaponsation of poverty became the norm to unravel a systemic and unending cycle delivering only greater destruction of Nigeria achieved through the modus operandi of "giving Nigerians bread so they would not revolt".

Indeed they did not revolt yet same weaponised poverty prevented them realising that majority of Nigerians were living like wild animals in comparision to Turkish people let alone Brits, Germans, Americans, French folks etal

The cumulative effect, same as a drug addict would view as evil a loving parent who locks him in a room to detox, is what we have today whereby Tinubu is seen as the worst President by a significant number of Nigerians.

Whereas critical, Knowledgeable, exposed and logical thinkers, as you appear to be, will know Tunubu is the best President Nigeria has had, post 1999, beyond the shadow of a doubt.

I mention I am Yoruba to explain the conclusion I am leading to which is that Yorubas are ready, and you can see this from how our leaders are moving, to sacrifice now and back Tinubu's decentralisation of power we hope will lead to regional autonomy for us, to become a nation like Turkey within ten years and a nation like the UK or Germany in 20 years.

I have no problem with those who want Tinubu out but, since it appears only SW and SS leader see the bih picture, I would want him in power long enough to 'free' serious regions of Nigeria to the extent so their destiny is truly in their own hands such that 'one Nigeria' can never impede or affect adversely beyond Tinubu leaving power.

After that regional 'freedom', those who do not understand they are under the spell of weponised poverty, and thus could not see the need to sacrifice, the North being the best example, can continue to receive bread , consequent upon them remaining no better than animals .

Others who saw the bigger picture and endured with Tinubu's effort to decentralise power and processes, for a much brighter and dignified future, can move on to enjoy socio-economic life as it obtains in the best nations of the world because they had the temperament, outlook and "delayed gratification" nous to shun poverty bread and wait for sacrificial deliverance that will eventually usher them into 'optimally developed region' status.

President Tinubu is doing a lot better than I expected though that's not saying alot as I expected Buhari pro max.

This tax bill, unification of the exchange rate, removal of fuel subsidy etc. are actions FG should have taken a long time ago. Well, better late than never I assume.

Though everyone will agree that insecurity, corruption and wanton waste is still a big issue.

WizardOfNG:
@OP.

Dis one you talk, I don talk am tire here to receive endless insult. I am Yoruba and from the SW.

In the end, I concluded that Nigerians cannot understand your brilliant bread and bakery analogy because of weaponised poverty deployed against them over decades by previous Presidents before PBAT who were too cowardly or disiniterested to elevate Nigeria to "developed Nation" status.


This leadership weaponsation of poverty became the norm to unravel a systemic and unending cycle delivering only greater destruction of Nigeria achieved through the modus operandi of "giving Nigerians bread so they would not revolt".

Indeed they did not revolt yet same weaponised poverty prevented them realising that majority of Nigerians were living like wild animals in comparision to Turkish people let alone Brits, Germans, Americans, French folks etal

The cumulative effect, same as a drug addict would view as evil a loving parent who locks him in a room to detox, is what we have today whereby Tinubu is seen as the worst President by a significant number of Nigerian.

Whereas critical, Knowledgeable, exposed and logical thinkers, as you appear to be, will know Tunubu is the best President Nigeria has had, post 1999, beyond the shadow of a doubt.

I mention I am Yoruba to explain the conclusion I am leading to which is that Yorubas are ready, and you can see this from how our leaders are moving, to sacrifice now , and back Tinubu's decentralisation of power we hope will lead to regional autonomy for us, to become a nation like Turkey within ten years and a nation like the UK or Germany in 20 years.

I have no problem with those who want Tinubu out but, since it appears only SW and SS leader see the bih picture, I would want him in power long enough to 'free' serious regions of Nigeria to the extent so their destiny is truly in their own hands such that 'one Nigeria' can never impede or affect adversely beyond Tinubu leaving power.

After that regional 'freedom', those who do not understand they are under the spell of weponised poverty, and thus could not see the need to sacrifice, the North being the best example, can continue to receive bread , consequent upon them remaining no better than animals .

Others who saw the bigger picture and endured with Tinubu's effort to decentralise power and processes, for a much brighter and dignified future, can move on to enjoy socio-economic life as it obtains in the best nations of the world because they had the temperament, outlook and "delayed gratification" nous to shun poverty bread and wait for sacrificial deliverance that will eventually usher them into 'optimally developed region' status.

While I agree with some of the things you said, I don't think Turkey is a country to look up to. Their economy is not so good at the moment (of course it's better than Nigeria's) and there is serious discrimination and human rights abuses plus Erdogan is currently showing some dictatorship tendencies.

NSNO:
While I agree with some of the things you said, I don't think Turkey is a country to look up to. Their economy is not so good at the moment (of course it's better than Nigeria's) and there is serious discrimination and human rights abuses plus Erdogan is currently showing some dictatorship tendencies.

If you note, I cite Turkey short term i.e 10 years. Regardless of the economic challenges today, which even the most developed economy can face as a result of boom and bust cycles, Turkey has made tremendous advances to become a nation even Britons go to for medical treatment because of their decent medical sector backed with comparatively affordable charges and quick treament time.

They manufacture a hell of a lot from very sophisticated weapons and even cars , they export, to much more. .

Point is that, for where we are today in Nigeria, Turkey is a realistic and even optimistically ambitious target, within ten years, for a regionally autonomous SW Nigeria to achieve enroute to becoming developed in 20 to 40 years dependent on effort and focus.

SarkinYarki:
It's only extreme low IQ that will make anyone anyone say Tinubus policies are good for Nigeria , his policies are self centered and have set the country economy back 50 years , anybody that will implement a policy that will shed your GDP per capita from 2300 dollar to 800 dollars in one year doesn't and can never mean well for you ... The writer will soon find out his disposable income has been stolen from him in manner he might never ever recover from again if not the grace of God ...Tinubu has gone past half his term and not a single economic or social metric has improved , even the guy that just got sworn in in Ghana already has numbers he has improved marginally .

Not single data seems to suggest even remotely that Bola Tinubu might be the best president

keep supporting nonsense

As long as you are productive, you can't deny of not experiencing the good side of the FG reforms and policies

WizardOfNG:
If you note, I cite Turkey short term i.e 10 years. Regardless of the economic challenges today, which even the most developed economy can face as a result of boom and bust cycles, Turkey has made tremendous advances to become a nation even Britons go to for medical treatment because of their decent medical sector backed with comparatively affordable charges and quick treament time.

They manufacture a hell of a lot from very sophisticated weapons and even cars , they export, to much more. .

Point is that, for where we are today in Nigeria, Turkey is a realistic and even optimistically ambitious target, within ten years, for a regionally autonomous SW Nigeria to achieve enroute to becoming developed in 20 to 40 years dependent on effort and focus.

We should be focusing on how to build those things that we are admiring about others. Nigeria, Nigerians have the potentials

helinues:
As long as you are productive, you can't deny of not experiencing the good side of the FG reforms and policies

Gbam! I also believe we have a lot of work to do in encouraging the masses to be productive. The era of go to school, get good grade and get a job is long gone. You are now the producer of jobs like it is in China. Unemployment is not much of a issue in China because everyone is productive. Imagine everyone was waiting for govt jobs in China.

We never serious as a nation. Only one tribe as gotten the jist and them dey enjoy this govt walahi!

helinues:
We should be focusing on how to build those things that we are admiring about others. Nigeria, Nigerians ha e the potentials

Indeed. That is my very point. Regions of Nigeria with requisite human and material endowment , through the decentralisation policy Tinubu is aggresively pursuing that no other President had previously attempted, should be free to go on to be like Turkey that has done well to become an upper-middle-income Country by focusing on efforts to be as self-reliant as possible.

Turkey has done well in manufacturing etal. Realistically, knowing the human and material resources of the Yorubas, we can aim to be as developed as the likes of Turkey in around 20 years max if we control our own socio-economic growth strategy 100%.

DAWN Commission to date, and I stand to be corrected, is the only independent regional think thank that has produced a comprehensive and well-acclaimed 'Road map' detailing how the SW can leverage on regional integration to achieve , as you stated, "those things we admire about others".

Very inportant however to note, even as we ostensibly know the way, the Yorubas will never achieve their potential shackled by 'one Nigeria' regression some regions love.

Decentralisation of power and processes Tinubu is carrying out is what I support him for the most and hope he has time to see to fruition.

My bro, look, for example, at how Nigeria is shamefully 107 out of 113 Nations on the 2022 global food security index.

Is that ranking, produced before Tinubu became the Pdesident, also the fault of PBAT as born-to-rule Northern imperiallist and their embittered and hateful SE co-travellers are shouting today?

Nigerians cannot think because of weaponised poverty leading them to their doom. This is why I want the SW, and any other region seriously desirous of it, to flee the sinking 'one Nigeria' ship before we all go down with it.

https://impact.economist.com/sustainability/project/food-security-index/

Even though there are still some anomalies in his governance styles and govt, of course no govt is perfect and at the end of the day, their self interests still supersede every other things, yet Tinubu is still the best civilian president for now looking at the policies and how the governors are sitting tightly to brace up for development.

Governors were docile before now but now see them trying to compete with each other.


This will bring a lot of development and economic advancement in no time.

Tinubu is setting some foundational standards.

Of course it’s not perfect yet!

But the many Nigerians youths don’t even think. Don’t read, can’t decipher, can’t analyze and can’t rationale. They are for food only. That’s why you see them attacking you every now and then.

helinues:
As long as you are productive, you can't deny of not experiencing the good side of the FG reforms and policies

so the Tinubu friend that is now riding Honda car instead of his limousines is unproductive or the multinationals leaving the country in droves are unproductive or the members of the manufacturing association of Nigeria who couldn't sell products worth over 2.4 trillion last year are unproductive
Apc people and sense ,they don't have anything in common, even their baba is not different, the man that was in the university with a 13 year old neighbour

helinues:
As long as you are productive, you can't deny of not experiencing the good side of the FG reforms and policies

100% correct. I can verify this directly as a businessman. Yes there are increased challenges but PBAT's reforms is opening up Nigeria to becoming a middle income economy through organic growth and deployment of our human and material resources.

surgical:
so the Tinubu friend that is now riding Honda car instead of his limousines is unproductive or the multinationals leaving the country in droves are unproductive or the members of the manufacturing association of Nigeria who couldn't sell products worth over 2.4 trillion last year are unproductive
Apc people and sense ,they don't have anything in common, even their baba is not different, the man that was in the university with a 13 year old neighbour

Bro, how long will your sort do this for? I.e insult people uncouthly because of your own, ignorance, prejudices and perhaps even ethno-religious hatred of others?

Did Tinubu (1) cause the problems of Nigeria, that meant we were at the edge of collapse when he took over, or (2) was that the faulf of all other Presidents before him who deliberately failed to do what was right to position Nigeria for optimal socio-economic growth and development?

If the answer to question 1 is no and yes for question 2, which the informed and educated world accept it is, then what part of the accepted maxim of fundamentally required reforms, the sort that can no longer be put off for later lest Nigeria collapse, causing temporary short term challenges do you not understand if an educated, reasonable and progressive adult?

SarkinYarki:
It's only extreme low IQ that will make anyone anyone say Tinubus policies are good for Nigeria , his policies are self centered and have set the country economy back 50 years , anybody that will implement a policy that will shed your GDP per capita from 2300 dollar to 800 dollars in one year doesn't and can never mean well for you ... The writer will soon find out his disposable income has been stolen from him in manner he might never ever recover from again if not the grace of God ...Tinubu has gone past half his term and not a single economic or social metric has improved , even the guy that just got sworn in in Ghana already has numbers he has improved marginally .

Not single data seems to suggest even remotely that Bola Tinubu might be the best president

keep supporting nonsense

Thank you! For the wonderful yet insightful comment to reply that piece of garbage 🗑️.

SarkinYarki:
It's only extreme low IQ that will make anyone anyone say Tinubus policies are good for Nigeria , his policies are self centered and have set the country economy back 50 years , anybody that will implement a policy that will shed your GDP per capita from 2300 dollar to 800 dollars in one year doesn't and can never mean well for you ... The writer will soon find out his disposable income has been stolen from him in manner he might never ever recover from again if not the grace of God ...Tinubu has gone past half his term and not a single economic or social metric has improved , even the guy that just got sworn in in Ghana already has numbers he has improved marginally .

Not single data seems to suggest even remotely that Bola Tinubu might be the best president

keep supporting nonsense

Now that you are smarter than PBAT and his team, kindly educate us. Now, let's assume you become the President of Nigeria today, what will you do differently to steer the country to greater heights?

Educate those of us with very low IQ.

We are desperately waiting for your answers.

SouthSouth1914:
Thank you! For the wonderful yet insightful comment to reply that piece of garbage 🗑️.

Now that you are smarter than PBAT and his team, kindly educate us. Now, let's assume you become the President of Nigeria today, what will you do differently to steer the country to greater heights?

Educate those of us with very low IQ.

We are desperately waiting for your answers.

SarkinYarki:
It's only extreme low IQ that will make anyone anyone say Tinubus policies are good for Nigeria , his policies are self centered and have set the country economy back 50 years , anybody that will implement a policy that will shed your GDP per capita from 2300 dollar to 800 dollars in one year doesn't and can never mean well for you ... The writer will soon find out his disposable income has been stolen from him in manner he might never ever recover from again if not the grace of God ...Tinubu has gone past half his term and not a single economic or social metric has improved , even the guy that just got sworn in in Ghana already has numbers he has improved marginally .

Not single data seems to suggest even remotely that Bola Tinubu might be the best president

keep supporting nonsense

Okay, presuming your own IQ is higher than that of those you mock, can you provide convincing and ecomomically sound arguments for why Tinubu's policies are not good for Nigeria?

What are you saying? What is he planning? He is only moving all burdens from govt to the people! Buhari govt diminished our productivity and then was taking loans to offset the shortfall in productivity.. BAT is NOT increasing productivity but only refrained from taking as much loans to offset the shortfalls!
Except u can tell me hw productivity has increased since 2023... is it in agriculture where bandits have chased away the farmers or in crude oil exports where we still haven't been able to get back to 2.1mbpd we used to have in Jonathan's time.. or is it in manufacturing with factories closing down? Tell me!

What is reform? --he removed subsidy. At the twilight of jonathan tenure, petrol @N87 had no subsidy.

dalitigator:
I do not know if I should say this , or if this we are all seen the same thing.

I always wonder why is it that most Africans are short-sighted. Dem nor dey think long range. Na, just instant instant solution or satisfaction dem want.

But was that not exactly what previous administrations or regimes did? Give the masses bread so that they won't revolt whilst the nation was gradually rotten away. Why?

Because everybody wanted bread and nobody cared if the resources to keep the bakery running in the long run were being kept aside. Give me bread now! They yelled. How can we all be interested in the Nigeria project or be patriotic, if we do not take difficult decisions that will keep the bakery running?

And there are only a few men who have had the chest or courage to fix things. Many feared for their political career and chickened out along the way. But not these two geniuses.

When PBAT made alliances with the North to bring in PMB, I felt it was nonsense because I loved GEJ on the Economic side. Things were rosy, and we had bread on our tables.

My anger knew no bounds when PBAT came in and made some decisions that caused severe haemorrhage to my financial war chest. I feel am well well. I be small fry. So when the likes of dem Dangote dey feel am, you suppose understand wetin I mean.

But ten, I knew PBAT was the best president for this Season. We needed a Messiah who would cure the very foundation of the rot and not simply apply band aid. And it was then I understood why his first declaration was " subsidy is gone"!

His is a master of policies. His weapon?

Make the right policies, and the system will cure itself. Thus, I begin to wonder. How come Nigerians do not see that this genius is fixing the bakery?

The bakery is currently under maintenance and working below half capacity. There are also no resources to even bake bread, so we have to manage. But there is something PBAT needs to unleash in some sectors.

But let us all agree that PBAT, with his recent policies, is one of the best master planners in recent times.


PBAT is coming 2027.

Firstly reforms must balance both development outlook and social welfare, unltimately improving citizens livelihood.
I personally think BAT is the best so far, judging from the reforms he implemented in just 2yrs. Fuel subsidy, exchange rate, tax act and oil and gas reforms).These are reforms some of us have clamored for years but he seems to to be the only one that understsnds it.
Cool thing about it is that he did them in 2yrs which gives him 2 additional years to spend. It is why i laugh at those who think he will lose reelection. He can afford to spend his way through if he wants like Buhari wrt trader moni.
Politics , economy support his reelection. Its why they resorted to insecurity.

These are all cock n bull stories... N87 petrol under Jonathan (2015) was without subsidy! N142 petrol under buhari(2016) was without subsidy!
Exchange rate of N125 under Obj, 155-184 under jona was not depleting the foreign reserves rather the reserves were increasing. Investment in oil & gas was high in those years with daily production @2.1mbpd .. production now is less than 1.3mbpd.. hardly do u have new investments
So pls what exactly are we talking about?

Buccalcavity2:
Firstly reforms must balance both development outlook and social welfare, unltimately improving citizens livelihood.
I personally think BAT is the best so far, judging from the reforms he implemented in just 2yrs. Fuel subsidy, exchange rate, tax act and oil and gas reforms).These are reforms some of us have clamored for years but he seems to to be the only one that understsnds it.
Cool thing about it is that he did them in 2yrs which gives him 2 additional years to spend. It is why i laugh at those who think he will lose reelection. He can afford to spend his way through if he wants like Buhari wrt trader moni.
Politics , economy support his reelection. Its why they resorted to insecurity.