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Re: Nigerians Poorer Now Than 1960 – El-Rufai Tells FG How To End Poverty by Iceberg3: 6:55am On Sep 08, 2025
EponObi:
This guy is now parroting like Obi. Lmaooooooooo. Agbotikuyo, the great influencer cheesy

Soon, El-Isakaba will add Bangladesh to the mix. And Vitenam and Egypt cheesy cheesy cheesy cheesy

It's rich coming from someone who sabotaged and marginalized Southern Kaduna economically, security-wise for 8 years as Governor. oh so it's now you know about this?! But then,he was your hero nahh

The greatest mistake of the Obi camp is forming ally with El-Rufai. As it stand, Obi's 2023 votes in the middle belt, S/Kaduna, and christian dominated regions in the North are gone.
can you just free obi for just one day?
Re: Nigerians Poorer Now Than 1960 – El-Rufai Tells FG How To End Poverty by EponObi(f): 6:55am On Sep 08, 2025
Streetinvestor2:
Malam is doing the good work. He will finish SW president up north before 2027.By next yr he will be sharing the massages in hausa and fulani language to spread all over north. And for performance, he is the best governor of kaduna after makarafi.Then the best minister of Abuja.
How is the free laptop and hunger induced monetisation begging from naira land.
I hope SW president does not go beyond BP with what mallam is doing as he is in hospital in Europe

Lol... El-Rufai has no motion against Atiku talk more of Tinubu. You guys are funny and it's amusing you can't see the writing on the wall. As Obi is featherweight in National politics, so is El-Rufai in the North. El-Isakaba doesn't even have motion is Kaduna; mentioning North is joke taken too far.
Re: Nigerians Poorer Now Than 1960 – El-Rufai Tells FG How To End Poverty by LagosOrigin: 6:55am On Sep 08, 2025
omoredia:
El-rufai is paying media houses to confuse gullible southerners who claim to be educated with propaganda. When these northerner muslims want to agree on issues they do it on their mat in their mosques. Dont be deceived!
You're talking nonsense. Why do you hate the truth so much ?
.I want to ask again, why is tinubu not doing anything to end hunger in the country ?

Why has he decided to be the worst president in Nigerian history

Tinubu bad leadership has lead to many deaths and hardship . The middle class nigerians has been totally wiped out by the useless president .

Let's call a spade a spade please and stop defending the obvious failure to leadership .
Re: Nigerians Poorer Now Than 1960 – El-Rufai Tells FG How To End Poverty by dominique(mod): 6:57am On Sep 08, 2025
No Nigerian politician would want to end poverty, not even the El Rufai himself
Re: Nigerians Poorer Now Than 1960 – El-Rufai Tells FG How To End Poverty by greatiyk4u(m): 6:58am On Sep 08, 2025
Truth is one and cannot be altered

Mallam is a first class product and has what it takes to make a change irrespective of his religious affiliation.
Re: Nigerians Poorer Now Than 1960 – El-Rufai Tells FG How To End Poverty by LagosOrigin: 6:58am On Sep 08, 2025
EponObi:

Lol... El-Rufai has no motion against Atiku talk more of Tinubu. You guys are funny and it's amusing you can't see the writing on the wall. As Obi is featherweight in National politics, so is El-Rufai in the North. El-Isakaba doesn't even have motion is Kaduna; mentioning North is joke taken too far.
The same El rufai that sold tinubu to the north when buhari wanted someone else ?

You tinubu supporters are ungrateful and come 2027, you people will be shown the way out and never to return again .

Shebi your president is now scared to retain the current INEC chairman because he knows that the north are plotting for him, we are watching o.
Re: Nigerians Poorer Now Than 1960 – El-Rufai Tells FG How To End Poverty by omoredia: 6:59am On Sep 08, 2025
LagosOrigin:
You're talking nonsense. Why do you hate the truth so much ?
.I want to ask again, why is tinubu not doing anything to end hunger in the country ?

Why has he decided to be the worst president in Nigerian history

Tinubu bad leadership has lead to many deaths and hardship . The middle class nigerians has been totally wiped out by the useless president .

Let's call a spade a spade please and stop defending the obvious failure to leadership .
Is El-rufai claiming to be better than a Tinubu that he supported. But since he didn't get what we wanted he is now cry blue murder. El-rufai cannot claim to be better than a Tinubu in any respect. Is it not the same El-rufai that brought bandits and terrorists to take over Kaduna state? Pls let's be wise. Buhari said more than El rufai is saying and when he became president what happened?
Re: Nigerians Poorer Now Than 1960 – El-Rufai Tells FG How To End Poverty by Lithiumite: 7:01am On Sep 08, 2025
JimRohn:
Your response misses the point entirely. Criticizing El-Rufai’s record in Kaduna does not erase the fact that his statement about Nigerians being poorer today is true and undeniable. Even if every governor failed in their states, it does not justify the monumental failures of the Tinubu administration in just one year.

This government campaigned on “Renewed Hope,” not renewed excuses. Tinubu asked for the job, fought for the job, and claimed he was prepared for the job. Nigerians are not interested in distractions about El-Rufai’s sons or local politics; they want to know why food, fuel, medicine, and transport are now beyond their reach under Tinubu’s watch.

The reality is simple: leadership is about results, not finger-pointing. If Tinubu cannot lift Nigerians out of poverty, then he must take responsibility instead of hiding behind the failures of others.
So tinubu made nigerians poorer than they were in 1960 in just 2 years......several decades of misgovernance and poor economic handling should be tinubu's fault and he should take the entire massses out of poverty in barely 2 years.

Your submissions reeks of evil sentimentalism and a despicably incoherent ideologue at best......we should keep the subsidy fraud so nigerians will be able to get cheaper fuel or continue defending the naira with borrowing so we can have cheaper dollars then we can have people not hungry again in Nigeria,that's the stale line of all you against tinubu......how many out of school children did el rufai make,how much of the vast agricultural potential of that state did he harness so there won't be poor people in kd again,we all know how badly under developed southern Kaduna is due to his strategically planned politics of exclusion and discrimination.
Re: Nigerians Poorer Now Than 1960 – El-Rufai Tells FG How To End Poverty by Azzik: 7:02am On Sep 08, 2025
Ofunaofu:
https://dailypost.ng/2025/09/07/nigerians-poorer-now-than-1960-el-rufai-tells-tinubu-govt-how-to-end-poverty/
Day just break for your side, when buhari was in power we didn't see all this your analysis
Re: Nigerians Poorer Now Than 1960 – El-Rufai Tells FG How To End Poverty by Antoeni(m): 7:02am On Sep 08, 2025
Proverb 29:2

When the Righteous Are in Authority, The People Rejoice: But When The Wicked Rules, the People Mourn

Re: Nigerians Poorer Now Than 1960 – El-Rufai Tells FG How To End Poverty by Lithiumite: 7:04am On Sep 08, 2025
omoredia:
El-rufai is paying media houses to confuse gullible southerners who claim to be educated with propaganda. When these northerner muslims want to agree on issues they do it on their mat in their mosques. Dont be deceived!
They are educated but they are only filled with hate an would jerk off to anything anti tinubu no matter how ridiculous,funny enough el rufai the man they have always hated is now their new lord and savior, waiting for obi to pick him as VP.
Re: Nigerians Poorer Now Than 1960 – El-Rufai Tells FG How To End Poverty by EponObi(f): 7:06am On Sep 08, 2025
Iceberg3:
can you just free obi for just one day?
Are you saying Obi is a weakling that can't take the heat? He knew what he signed up for before coming to national politics with his mediocre performance and mindset.

For El-Isakaba, he was only a part of Northern politicians who formed ally with Tinubu in 2023. Yes, he contributed his quota and it's not up to what you people think. He is easily replaceable. Under his nose as Governor, APC lost the legislative and presidential elections to PDP; Uba Sani that he backed could only scrap a win with 10k votes. That's who you think will influence Northern votes for Obi who is Igbo and forever unpopular in the North. Lol. Did you know that in many Northern states in 2023, Obi scored less than 3% of the total votes? Some states he got 1% of total votes.

You people want to use El-Isakaba as inroad to the North, El-Isakaba also want to use you all to prepare for his presidential bid in 2031. May the best user win. Lmaooo
Re: Nigerians Poorer Now Than 1960 – El-Rufai Tells FG How To End Poverty by LagosOrigin: 7:06am On Sep 08, 2025
omoredia:
Is El-rufai claiming to be better than a Tinubu that he supported. But since he didn't get what we wanted he is now cry blue murder. El-rufai cannot claim to be better than a Tinubu in any respect. Is it not the same El-rufai that brought bandits and terrorists to take over Kaduna state? Pls let's be wise. Buhari said more than El rufai is saying and when he became president what happened?
Buhari never wanted tinubu it was El rufai that made buhari to change his mind on tinubu. Buhari wanted Ahmed Lawal . It was El rufai that said No that it must be tinubu but in the end , Tinubu betrayed him. Today tinubu is the president against the wish of the people and see how bad he has lead the country. Every sector of the country is in total collapse . People are languishing in abject poverty and the country is retrogressing instead of moving forward .
Re: Nigerians Poorer Now Than 1960 – El-Rufai Tells FG How To End Poverty by Amarachieze(m): 7:07am On Sep 08, 2025
I don't always like to comment on El Rufai's comments. My dilemma is that I don't know whether to support him against Tinubu who he helped rigged into power and now fell out with him and becomes the chief critic of the government or to remind him of his bigotry and horrendous past in Kaduna.
Well El Rufai is disgruntled because he didn't get what he wanted from the government but he can still be useful in chasing away the evil he created
Re: Nigerians Poorer Now Than 1960 – El-Rufai Tells FG How To End Poverty by omoredia: 7:08am On Sep 08, 2025
LagosOrigin:
Buhari never wanted tinubu it was El rufai made buhari to change his mind on tinubu. Buhari wanted Ahmed Lawal . It was El rufai that said No that it must be tinubu but in the end , Tinubu betrayed him. Today tinubu is the president against the wish of the people and see how bad he has lead the ground . Every sector of the country is in total collapse . People are languishing in abject poverty and the country is retrogressing instead of moving forward .
It doesnt matter. They are all the same. El rufai is trying to play both sides as these wise fulani always do. Its only PO that I think is different from all of them
Re: Nigerians Poorer Now Than 1960 – El-Rufai Tells FG How To End Poverty by Iceberg3: 7:08am On Sep 08, 2025
EponObi:
Are you saying Obi is a weakling that can't take the heat? He knew what he signed up for before coming to national politics with his mediocre performance and mindset.

For El-Isakaba, he was only a part of Northern politicians who formed ally with Tinubu in 2023. Yes, he contributed his quota and it's not up to what you people think. He is easily replaceable. Under his nose as Governor, APC lost the legislative and presidential elections to PDP; Uba Sani that he backed could only scrap a win with 10k votes. That's who you think will influence Northern votes for Obi who is Igbo and forever unpopular in the North. Lol. Did you know that in many Northern states in 2023, Obi scored less than 3% of the total votes? Some states he got 1% of total votes.

You people want to use El-Isakaba as inroad to the North, El-Isakaba also want to use you all to prepare for his presidential bid in 2031. May the best user win. Lmaooo
Ojo Monday,long epistle 😂😂😂

Free me,o..e lo wa ise,se ooo
Re: Nigerians Poorer Now Than 1960 – El-Rufai Tells FG How To End Poverty by EponObi(f): 7:08am On Sep 08, 2025
Lithiumite:
So tinubu made nigerians poorer than they were in 1960 in just 2 years......several decades of misgovernance and poor economic handling should be tinubu's fault and he should take the entire massses out of poverty in barely 2 years.

Your submissions reeks of evil sentimentalism and a despicably incoherent ideologue at best......we should keep the subsidy fraud so nigerians will be able to get cheaper fuel or continue defending the naira with borrowing so we can have cheaper dollars then we can have people not hungry again in Nigeria,that's the stale line of all you against tinubu......how many out of school children did el rufai make,how much of the vast agricultural potential of that state did he harness so there won't be poor people in kd again,we all know how badly under developed southern Kaduna is due to his strategically planned politics of exclusion and discrimination.
Lmaooooo. They think everyone is as gullible as they are. This is 2025, Nigerians are now awake and can't be deceived with amateur rhetoric anymore. Their strategy is what Buhari used in 2015, now it's stale. cheesy
Re: Nigerians Poorer Now Than 1960 – El-Rufai Tells FG How To End Poverty by Tareq1105: 7:09am On Sep 08, 2025
SmartPolician:
Tinubu doesn't have what it takes to end poverty. He's more interested in taking from ordinary Nigerians with taxes, taxes and taxes. If taxation is the only value accountants bring to the leadership circus, Nigerians should stop electing them. As far as Nigeria is concerned at the moment, lawyers make the best leaders.
The poverty you've been suffering since 1960 and you want Tinubu to end it in 2 years.
Re: Nigerians Poorer Now Than 1960 – El-Rufai Tells FG How To End Poverty by Difrent: 7:10am On Sep 08, 2025
AMINDA:
Maybe he didn't end poverty in 8 years as governor but he took Kaduna from an average of 9 billion naira per year IGR to over 60 billion naira when he left office. Kaduna became the Northern State with the highest IGR during his tenure. Kaduna was consistently top 5 state that attracted the highest FDI while he was governor. He embarked on the iconic and ambitious KadunaUrbanRenewal drive that transformed the city of Kaduna into a very modern city. You can either visit Kaduna to see for yourself or do your research online. There's no Nigerian alive that can doubt the capacity of Elrufai to deliver in any task he's assigned. He delivered as DG BPE, delivered as FCT Minister (still the best till date) and delivered as governor of Kaduna state.
True
But also can't deny the fact that he was genocidal against southern Kaduna people

I don't have issues with him, it's those looking for a saint in government that have issues with him. We can either chose development or underdevelopment
Re: Nigerians Poorer Now Than 1960 – El-Rufai Tells FG How To End Poverty by Lithiumite: 7:11am On Sep 08, 2025
EdiskyHarry:
Bitter truth, let's be sincere things are getting harder for the Masses everyday. I head there'll be a new tax on fuel Price now, ommo.
How are things getting harder,I guess nigerians are falling daily on the streets from the pangs of hunger.....how more hypocritical can you be,I wonder what part of Nigeria you are in and wonder what life choices you people have made to be suffering so much poverty that you do nothing but wail all day.....transport cost has quadrupled but I haven't seen any transport company go down or lay off huge staff till date,no bank has declared an operating loss till date,micro businesses are still opening daily and our markets are still swelling with businesses on a daily bases non I have seen that has closed shop due to tinubu's policies.....alaba international,ladipo,Lagos island etc are all still as busy as they ever were with no drop in activities.....but all you so is wail and cry hunger on a daily basis.
Re: Nigerians Poorer Now Than 1960 – El-Rufai Tells FG How To End Poverty by phadul: 7:14am On Sep 08, 2025
AMINDA:
Maybe he didn't end poverty in 8 years as governor but he took Kaduna from an average of 9 billion naira per year IGR to over 60 billion naira when he left office. Kaduna became the Northern State with the highest IGR during his tenure. Kaduna was consistently top 5 state that attracted the highest FDI while he was governor. He embarked on the iconic and ambitious KadunaUrbanRenewal drive that transformed the city of Kaduna into a very modern city. You can either visit Kaduna to see for yourself or do your research online. There's no Nigerian alive that can doubt the capacity of Elrufai to deliver in any task he's assigned. He delivered as DG BPE, delivered as FCT Minister (still the best till date) and delivered as governor of Kaduna state.
that is the point I still don't understand even at the national level figures will be quoted yet people are poorer and pay more for basic amenities. He destroyed people's businesses during his tenor in Kaduna state all in the name of development.many have died because of this, any policy that doesn't favour the people is NOT a government
Re: Nigerians Poorer Now Than 1960 – El-Rufai Tells FG How To End Poverty by Difrent: 7:15am On Sep 08, 2025
omoredia:
Buhari said more than El rufai is saying and when he became president what happened?
That's the point.

It will be sad if people let the media whitewashing of Elrufai deceive them he will or has changed, a leopard does not change its skin.... Buhari was packaged, called a repentant democrat but he got to power and was even more dictatorial than when he was military HOS aside the fact that he is unrepentantly Fulani centric, thats how he was able to lock down 12 Million votes all the time.
Elrufai sees himself as buhari incarnate
Re: Nigerians Poorer Now Than 1960 – El-Rufai Tells FG How To End Poverty by Lithiumite: 7:16am On Sep 08, 2025
AMINDA:
List the public enterprises that he sold to himself and Atiku? You have 48 hours so take your time. Tinubu just listed about 90 government-owned enterprises and assets too for privatisation. Is he planning to sell them to himself and cronies? Let us know.
Which of the enterprises sold has turned out to be a success story and bereft of any accusation of theft and cronyism under el rufai's watch....even his boss obj at the time as come out as much as to adduce that there were problems with the privatisation program under same el rufai and he could have done differently if he had the chance and he poignantly fingered same el rufai for his humongous reputation for flippancy and ever shifting grounds of loyalty.
Re: Nigerians Poorer Now Than 1960 – El-Rufai Tells FG How To End Poverty by chidiokay: 7:20am On Sep 08, 2025
princeade86:
U were part of it sir. U brought this to every saner citizens.

Second FTC of the day. Happy Sunday to u all.
As he denied not to be part of it, i dont know why people cant reason beyond shooting for the messenger ...

if a kidnapper wants to break you out from his gang detention will you Say No becos he is one of them he should let you let you die there,

You think a novice all in the name of "Saint" can rescue Nigeria from these rogues in politics, All this messengers you people are quick to discredit if they dont talk who can talk and shake this govt , does Tinubu govt give a fvck about what Nigerians listen to ordinary Nigerians does he give a fork what we say
Re: Nigerians Poorer Now Than 1960 – El-Rufai Tells FG How To End Poverty by Difrent: 7:22am On Sep 08, 2025
adekolaelect:
Stop giving yourselves fake hope . No Government can take Nigerians poeples out of poverty but themselves. Rufai was a governor for 8 years , he was a minister for 12 years if not more . What poverty has he eradicated from his poeple before he start speaking like motivational speakers only when power no dey with him in the just 2 years ago?
Like Amaechi like Elrufai

Bunch of entitled Mfkers

Was in government for 23 years , out of government for only two years and claims he is hungry, imagine Amaechi o....
Re: Nigerians Poorer Now Than 1960 – El-Rufai Tells FG How To End Poverty by osuofia2(m): 7:24am On Sep 08, 2025
AMINDA:
Maybe he didn't end poverty in 8 years as governor but he took Kaduna from an average of 9 billion naira per year IGR to over 60 billion naira when he left office. Kaduna became the Northern State with the highest IGR during his tenure. Kaduna was consistently top 5 state that attracted the highest FDI while he was governor. He embarked on the iconic and ambitious KadunaUrbanRenewal drive that transformed the city of Kaduna into a very modern city. You can either visit Kaduna to see for yourself or do your research online. There's no Nigerian alive that can doubt the capacity of Elrufai to deliver in any task he's assigned. He delivered as DG BPE, delivered as FCT Minister (still the best till date) and delivered as governor of Kaduna state.
He paid bandits to stop killing southern Kaduna people and they never stopped, he brought Muslim Muslim tickets to a state known for Muslim governor and Christian deputy. Banditry and Terrirism was all time highest in Kaduna during his time as a governor. He introduced Fulani Emperiarism to the state. And a lot more
Re: Nigerians Poorer Now Than 1960 – El-Rufai Tells FG How To End Poverty by chidiokay: 7:29am On Sep 08, 2025
EponObi:
This guy is now parroting like Obi. Lmaooooooooo. Agbotikuyo, the great influencer cheesy

Soon, El-Isakaba will add Bangladesh to the mix. And Vitenam and Egypt cheesy cheesy cheesy cheesy

It's rich coming from someone who sabotaged and marginalized Southern Kaduna economically, security-wise for 8 years as Governor.

The greatest mistake of the Obi camp is forming ally with El-Rufai. As it stand, Obi's 2023 votes in the middle belt, S/Kaduna, and christian dominated regions in the North are gone.
please mechonu, all that southern distraction is invalid, El RUFAI is not saying he wants to be president so all that southern kaduna gibberish is not tenable

He has raise vital points that resonate Nigerians reality, Tell us it not true, tell us more Nigerians are now living as millionaires..

All these dumb antics of discrediting the messenger is long over stale .. there is no Jesus in politics No saint what we have are all Devils, so mechonu

The challenge before Nigerians now is to pick a lesser Devil ... EL RUFAi did not say e wants to be president so why should we reject his help cos of Southern Kaduna
Re: Nigerians Poorer Now Than 1960 – El-Rufai Tells FG How To End Poverty by Ofemannnu:
These are the scenarios :None is good but which one fares better in relation to the population?


In 1960....15% of Nigerians were poor.
2006,during Obasanjo.....60% of Nigerians were poor.

In 2014,during Jonathan......65% Nigerians were poor.

In 2025,during Tinubu 2 and half years.....54% Nigerians are poor.




45 million population...

In 1960, around 15% of the Nigerian population was living in poverty, according to data from the Federal Office of Statistics (FOS), the predecessor to the National Bureau of Statistics. This figure represents a time when the country had recently gained independence, and while poverty levels were relatively low, they began to rise in the subsequent decades.

149.1 million population

Obasanjo tenure...

In 2006, an estimated 65.6% of the Nigerian population was living in poverty, a figure which represented approximately 67.1 million people. This represented a significant increase from previous years and coincided with the declaration of the MDGs in 2000, which aimed to alleviate poverty but saw its impact delayed.



185.9 million population.

Jonathan tenure:

In 2014, Nigeria's poverty level was reported at around 60% of the population using an international poverty line (approximately $2 per day). While this indicates a substantial portion of the population lived in poverty, specific figures varied depending on the index used, such as the Global Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) from OPHI in 2014, which showed 43.3% multidimensionally poor, or reports from the World Bank stating it was over 60%.



237.5 million population.

Tinubu tenure...in 2 .5 years into his tenure.

According to the percentage (population wise)
Is poverty increasing or decreasing?
The North should check themselves the way they are churning out babies with nothing to show for it.



Nigeria is facing a rising poverty level in 2025, with projections by PwC and the World Bank indicating that macroeconomic pressures like rising inflation and currency depreciation will push an additional 13 million people below the national poverty line. The World Bank also noted that by 2024, over 54% of Nigerians would be living in poverty, with rural areas significantly more affected. Nigeria also holds the highest share of extremely poor people in sub-Saharan Africa, according to a recent World Bank report.




According to the stats up there,Tinubu tenure is better than Obasanjo and Jonathan periods because it is 54%...Obasanjo was 60% and Jonathan was worst with 65% of the population poor.

None is good but population especially the non productive is what is pulling Nigeria down negatively.This is why we need this reform which is very painful but needed.

The people in govt should stop their extravagant ways and not expect Nigerians to keep mum while they live large.
Stop the impunity now.
Re: Nigerians Poorer Now Than 1960 – El-Rufai Tells FG How To End Poverty by Mrexcell(m): 7:33am On Sep 08, 2025
Well stated el rufai deserves a second chance he was never known to be a fulani jihadist under obj' govt I feel he was heavily influenced by buhari and tinibu two politicians that has never hidden their ethno religious bigotry.
Re: Nigerians Poorer Now Than 1960 – El-Rufai Tells FG How To End Poverty by LOVEGINO(m): 7:35am On Sep 08, 2025
Exousiang01:
He was governor for 8 years, he couldn't end poverty in Kaduna state. As a matter of fact he had sons in the National Assembly while he was a sitting Governor and the both of them couldn't end poverty in even their local government.
I would even like to hear what people from Southern Kaduna have to say about this
d short man suppose dey kuje by now.
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