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In what may be the first promise he has successfully fulfilled since taking office, President Bola Tinubu appears to have made good on a shocking but now undeniable goal;

The dramatic reduction of Nigerians’ purchasing power.

While the quote was once dismissed as a slip of the tongue or taken out of context during his 2022 pre-election economic forum appearance, today, in 2025, it has become a reality for millions.

Under Tinubu’s regime, prices have skyrocketed, incomes have remained stagnant, and entire classes of people are being pushed below the poverty line at an unprecedented rate.

Between May 2023 and August 2025:

The naira has lost over 75 per cent of its value, now hovering around ₦1,600 to $1.
Fuel prices have tripled following the abrupt removal of subsidies.
Electricity tariffs have climbed by over 300 per cent, despite worsening supply.
An egg sells for ₦250, turning omelettes into status symbols.
Sachet (pure) water jumped from ₦20 to ₦50, with some vendors calling it “liquid gold.”
Food inflation hit a staggering 48 per cent year-on-year, with staples like rice, garri, and bread now out of reach for low-income families.
In quick succession, Tinubu’s economic team has rolled out a dizzying array of taxes and surcharges:

A 5 per cent fuel surcharge, which is effective from 2026.
Reinstated 4 per cent customs FOB levy on imports.
Digital transaction fees, banking charges, and even discussions around a “road usage fee.”
Combined with currency devaluation and high borrowing costs, the result has been an economy where basic consumption is now a luxury.

Meanwhile, the regime insists these are “reforms” and that Nigerians should “tighten their belts”, a strange message to citizens who no longer have belts or trousers that fit.

While the IMF, World Bank, and rating agencies continue to applaud the reforms as “painful but necessary,” Nigerians say the pain is now permanent.

The President’s economic blueprint has remained consistent in one respect: it rewards elite capital and punishes consumer demand.

Every single policy this administration has enacted contributes directly to reducing the average Nigerian’s ability to buy anything. If this was the plan, then yes, Tinubu has delivered.

Even his supporters now admit things are hard, very hard.

With despair growing, young Nigerians are voting with their feet. Over 500,000 have emigrated since 2023, citing unbearable economic hardship.

The only sector growing under Tinubu is JAPA, the escape industry

Despite the economic pressure, Tinubu’s regime has yet to announce any meaningful social safety net. The President remains largely absent from national conversations on hardship, opting instead to speak through media surrogates who often blame global markets or previous administrations.

Meanwhile, state governors echo his approach, implementing their levies and cuts, further shrinking household budgets nationwide.

Bola Tinubu was mocked for suggesting that reducing purchasing power might be a viable economic tactic.

Today, Nigerians aren’t laughing because he did it.

https://westafricaweekly.com/tinubu-delivers-on-key-promise-reduce-the-purchasing-power-of-nigerians/

Is it not good as people are now spending wisely. We need to learn that culture

helinues:
Is it not good as people are now spending wisely. We need to learn that culture

It is good for you. May God grant your personal desire 🙏🏼🙏🏼

While you're learning the culture, some are renovating with billions. Isn't that just wonderful? You need to learn to spend very wisely. Start from N1,000 per month then take it to N200 per month. By the time you drink pure water once a week and eat the bark of trees for lunch everyday, you will be the best at spending wisely in Nigeria. Who knows....maybe you will also get $100,000 and a 3-bedroom apartment for being the best at spending wisely. 🙂🙂

ClearFlair:
It is good for you. May God grant your personal desire 🙏🏼🙏🏼

Express yourself independently and stop the years of trolling.

I am not accusing you wrongly, the years of trolling is obvious in your comments history

helinues:
Express yourself independently and stop the years of trolling.

I am not accusing you wrongly, the years of trolling is obvious in your comments history

Read again 😂😂

ClearFlair:
Read again 😂😂

You are the one who should listen to the advise and stop the years of trolling.

You people wouldn't allow others to express themselves without attacking them.

Stop, you can't continue this way

Clearflair, Charlotteflair, everything flair flair monikers which you have been using to troll others

helinues:
Is it not good as people are now spending wisely. We need to learn that culture

What culture is that again??

Yet the leaders have become more wasteful than before

And giving donations that have no backing to the citizens

treesun:
https://westafricaweekly.com/tinubu-delivers-on-key-promise-reduce-the-purchasing-power-of-nigerians/

recycled old fake news, una no dey tire. If e sure for you, bring out the full video of the speech, not the edited one that wailers were circulating during the election. una don cast tey tey.

ambale:
What culture is that again??

Yet the leaders have become more wasteful than before

And giving donations that have no backing to the citizens

@ bolded is irrespective of the politicians right?

West African Weekly... David Hundeyin's fake news blog. The propaganda and fake news is dead on arrival.
God bless President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, God bless Nigeria.

-Kiss the truth!

zero8zero:
recycled old fake news, una no dey tire. If e sure for you, bring out the full video of the speech, not the edited one that wailers were circulating during the election. una don cast tey tey.

Lol, they have been bursted already. This is just a recycled cock&bullshīt.

-Kiss the truth!

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