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| Re: Oseni Rufai Replies To Bayo Onanuga Calling Him "Economic Illiterate" by Zocalite: 10:51pm On Oct 24, 2025 |
Obiedun:Is this the reason why tinubu is borrowing vigorously 1, why are the citizens of the countries having higher debt per capita not suffering like nigerians Why's their standard of living better than nigeria ...... You people are just evil $414 to naira more than 600k $7854 to riyals is less than 30k You people are evil |
| Re: Oseni Rufai Replies To Bayo Onanuga Calling Him "Economic Illiterate" by Disenfranchised: 11:02pm On Oct 24, 2025 |
Obiedun:This is the most foolish comparison ever. |
| Re: Oseni Rufai Replies To Bayo Onanuga Calling Him "Economic Illiterate" by Max24: 11:09pm On Oct 24, 2025 |
More than an economic illiterate. What do we expect from someone who is a supporter of a third class philosophy graduate. Same goes to his Obidient supporters. |
| Re: Oseni Rufai Replies To Bayo Onanuga Calling Him "Economic Illiterate" by DaddyJapan(m): 11:43pm On Oct 24, 2025 |
Good2go1:And what difference does this make? I ask because if you are going to throw a curve ball, you need to have an idea of where it is likely to land? |
| Re: Oseni Rufai Replies To Bayo Onanuga Calling Him "Economic Illiterate" by DaddyJapan(m): 11:44pm On Oct 24, 2025 |
chibecan:He meant debt per capita. And, he is not far wrong. Image source: https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/countries-by-national-debt
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| Re: Oseni Rufai Replies To Bayo Onanuga Calling Him "Economic Illiterate" by grandstar(m): 11:47pm On Oct 24, 2025 |
VladimirTheGrea:The finance minister said they stopped using Ways and means over a year ago. They inherited a huge unpardonable mess. |
| Re: Oseni Rufai Replies To Bayo Onanuga Calling Him "Economic Illiterate" by Switruth: 11:48pm On Oct 24, 2025 |
loffyloffy:Are you okay.? I mean mentally? |
| Re: Oseni Rufai Replies To Bayo Onanuga Calling Him "Economic Illiterate" by BigYash: 12:05am On Oct 25, 2025 |
Vision101:Well ,you might be correct. You might see Oseni like that,but I love the way he makes them talk.. Didn't you see how he made Umahi to talk the last time. He even said he is a professor of construction engineering 🤣 |
| Re: Oseni Rufai Replies To Bayo Onanuga Calling Him "Economic Illiterate" by lawjjj: 12:26am On Oct 25, 2025 |
Sheuns:my brother, no war no earthquake, no famine pandemic yet economy is bad |
| Re: Oseni Rufai Replies To Bayo Onanuga Calling Him "Economic Illiterate" by grandstar(m): 12:34am On Oct 25, 2025 |
Sheuns:Buhari was the economic illiterate that ruined the economy. Buhari started by dictating exchange rate policies, overturning the one that had served the economy so well since 2006 or so. The destruction started by June 2015. Prominent economists such as Soludo, Utomi and Sanusi condemned the economic policies. Sanusi, especially, was unrelenting in condemning them. That should have been when everyone should have been making noise and not now. Imagine 8 years of destruction? Reforms commenced 8 years late. A stitch in time saves 9. Repair work in this case commenced at 10. |
| Re: Oseni Rufai Replies To Bayo Onanuga Calling Him "Economic Illiterate" by Kemetian: 12:59am On Oct 25, 2025 |
loffyloffy:You think Rufai and Obidients understand this stuff you're saying? ![]() Ol' boy, those are village guys. They have no clue what you're saying. ![]() |
| Re: Oseni Rufai Replies To Bayo Onanuga Calling Him "Economic Illiterate" by Kemetian: 1:02am On Oct 25, 2025 |
| Re: Oseni Rufai Replies To Bayo Onanuga Calling Him "Economic Illiterate" by chibecan: 2:42am On Oct 25, 2025 |
DaddyJapan:You also don't understand what you are saying. Is Debt to GDp per capita the same thing as Debt per capita? The info you posted here does not have any semblance with the original position I critiqued. . The guy is erroneously making reference to Debt to population and using that to compute debt per capita. What then is the essence of that in economics? |
| Re: Oseni Rufai Replies To Bayo Onanuga Calling Him "Economic Illiterate" by Clobisman(m): 3:17am On Oct 25, 2025 |
loffyloffy:Paid attack rat, you only wrote your jargon here to see if you can decieve any gullible fellow. Do you think you love nigeria more than oseni or even some or us who aren't scared or hypocritical to point out the lies and failures of the government. |
| Re: Oseni Rufai Replies To Bayo Onanuga Calling Him "Economic Illiterate" by saysoo: 3:36am On Oct 25, 2025 |
loffyloffy:Is it not you that is senseless from your own post. Oseni stated dates of borrowing. 1, Nigeria has borrowed? Is comprehension a mystery to you? |
| Re: Oseni Rufai Replies To Bayo Onanuga Calling Him "Economic Illiterate" by DJInfluence: 3:43am On Oct 25, 2025 |
loffyloffy:Based on this apology of a write up, we know who the fool is. Did you even bother to look at the facts Rufai laid bare? |
| Re: Oseni Rufai Replies To Bayo Onanuga Calling Him "Economic Illiterate" by anonimi: 3:57am On Oct 25, 2025 |
loffyloffy:The same way that Lagos State borrowing under Tinubu’s master plan, despite increasing tax burden on 20 million Lagosians for budget growth, keeps Lagos rolling in deprivation of basic services and utilities like water. When last did you read about Stockholm Syndrome ![]() https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5v-F81hNTs [quote author=Lanrelagboi post=133655707]Lagos has now crossed the 3 Trillion Naira annual budget mark. Crossed 2 Trillion in 2024. Memory Lane: the first full-year Lagos State budget (Year 2000) in the 4th Republic was in the region of 40-something billion Naira. And it was described as “unprecedented” back then. https://x.com/toluogunlesi/status/1877326708904181856?t=R_xycXnffVtjtiWwoGCzAQ&s=19[/quote] |
| Re: Oseni Rufai Replies To Bayo Onanuga Calling Him "Economic Illiterate" by anonimi: 4:06am On Oct 25, 2025 |
Kemetian:Do you have any clue what Wale Edun said about how Oshiomhole’s Assembly of Past Criminals, APC ruined all the prosperity handed to them by deregulation and capitalist PDP a decade ago ![]() Or maybe you don’t care about all that stuff because you are getting free daily bread palliative instead of jobs to earn a living in dignity, as promised by APC https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYltMapDyIo?si=0-hO0Vt5C9uBxVd1 thisweekng: |
| Re: Oseni Rufai Replies To Bayo Onanuga Calling Him "Economic Illiterate" by Dee60: 4:54am On Oct 25, 2025 |
Obiedun:You forgot to add INCOME and INcome per person, then you will find we are no where compared to Saudi or Qatar and some of those nations mentioned. And why should we compare opurselves with Ghana? |
| Re: Oseni Rufai Replies To Bayo Onanuga Calling Him "Economic Illiterate" by Segxydube: 5:19am On Oct 25, 2025 |
loffyloffy:As usual pple like u will defend ur oppressors. Instead of u to ask for accountability... How have they used d money borrowed? Even with subsidy removal they av borrowed so much... If they didn't rrmove subsidy nko? |
| Re: Oseni Rufai Replies To Bayo Onanuga Calling Him "Economic Illiterate" by VladimirTheGrea: 5:28am On Oct 25, 2025 |
grandstar:And you believed that finance Minister that speaks from both sides of his mouth? The aso rock bandit does not need any rules to get money, he phones the CBN governor to bring it in. Ways and means is still active till tomorrow. |
| Re: Oseni Rufai Replies To Bayo Onanuga Calling Him "Economic Illiterate" by Berankis: 5:30am On Oct 25, 2025 |
clarocuzioo:And has lots of arrogant and empty supporters/looters too! |
| Re: Oseni Rufai Replies To Bayo Onanuga Calling Him "Economic Illiterate" by ayo2008: 6:05am On Oct 25, 2025 |
loffyloffy:Why justify issues with bias? Rufai is right A country that is import dependent and buying Recklessly like this ? We know the APC data boys |
| Re: Oseni Rufai Replies To Bayo Onanuga Calling Him "Economic Illiterate" by loffyloffy: 6:09am On Oct 25, 2025 |
anonimi:And you see no progress in Lagos? Yet the best people in your village will kill their mother for a chance to move to Lagos. Lagos is not perfect, but posting a video of flooding in on small part of Lagos as evidence that Lagos is bad is a reflection of how myopic you are. |
| Re: Oseni Rufai Replies To Bayo Onanuga Calling Him "Economic Illiterate" by loffyloffy: 6:18am On Oct 25, 2025 |
ayo2008:Yes anyone that have an opinion that is different from yours must be an APC data boy, after all your point of view is the only one that is right and ever that loves Nigeria must always agree with you. |
| Re: Oseni Rufai Replies To Bayo Onanuga Calling Him "Economic Illiterate" by Ofunaofu: 6:20am On Oct 25, 2025 |
femi4:As it slipped into a coma, they told us that it was actually discovering its true value. |
| Re: Oseni Rufai Replies To Bayo Onanuga Calling Him "Economic Illiterate" by Humblesam(m): 6:20am On Oct 25, 2025 |
Obiedun:Oga this your comparison seems smart at first glance, but it’s actually quite misleading. Looking at a country’s debt by measuring it as “debt per person” doesn’t really reflect how well that country is doing financially. Consider this , Qatar and Saudi Arabia can handle a lot of debt per person because they have enormous oil wealth, small populations, and large foreign reserves. In contrast, Nigeria has a low GDP per person and struggles to generate revenue. So, even if our debt per person seems low, paying it back is much tougher for us than for those wealthier nations. Let’s remember that Nigeria spends over 80% of its revenue just to service debt — not even paying it down, just covering interest and obligations. That’s not a sign of a country that’s “doing well.” That’s a warning sign. The real problem isn’t that we owe too much money, it’s that we don’t earn enough. Our revenue is too low, our economy isn’t varied enough, and we rely too heavily on oil. These are serious issues that can’t be fixed just by borrowing more. And regarding the Lagos example , yes, Tinubu increased Lagos’s revenue, that’s true. But Lagos is unique. It’s the commercial center of the country, with major businesses, ports, and a large taxpayer base. What worked in Lagos doesn’t necessarily apply to states where poverty, insecurity, and informal work are common. You can’t tax people who don’t earn enough to survive. Borrowing isn’t bad *if* the money is used wisely to create industries, boost productivity, and grow exports. But if we keep borrowing for spending, subsidies, and unnecessary projects, we’re just accumulating debt without any growth. In summary: the problem isn’t that Nigerians “fear debt” we fear careless borrowing without clear benefits. Comparing Nigeria to Qatar or Egypt without context is like comparing a small roadside shop to a big multinational company. The numbers might look similar, but the situations are completely different. |
| Re: Oseni Rufai Replies To Bayo Onanuga Calling Him "Economic Illiterate" by rickyrex(m): 6:50am On Oct 25, 2025 |
loffyloffy:minister of foolish economy has spoken. Whats the impact of the borrowing on the lifes of common nigerian |
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He even said he is a professor of construction engineering 🤣