₦airaland Forum

WhizdomXX:
Where did we get it wrong?

whippersnapper:
We got it wrong when buhari came into power. People with questionable educational backgrounds forged certificate from oluwole ruling a country of 300 million people. You're destined for doom

lordm:
We got it wrong from the first coup. After then it was mistake upon mistake.
Aguiyi ironsi was the first

steeltrust:
Before CHANGE took over Nigeria, things were not perfect but the country was alive.

There was light at the end of the tunnel.

There was structure.
There was direction.
And, most importantly, there was hope.

From 1999, Obasanjo worked to clean Nigeria’s international image.

He cleared debts, rebuilt our foreign reserves, and opened Nigeria to the world again.

Yar’Adua came with a quiet mind

not loud, not flashy but he had a vision.

He started the Niger Delta Amnesty Program, began true electoral reforms, and stabilized oil production.

The best president Nigeria will ever had

Then came Goodluck Jonathan.

For the first time, Nigerians saw power transition peacefully.

We had a president who valued intellect who surrounded himself with experts,
not noise-makers.

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala managed the economy with global respect.

The naira was stable.

Investors trusted us.

Tech startups began to rise.
Airports were improving.

Even fuel scarcity wasn’t a daily nightmare.

Nigeria was not heaven but you could dream.

You could plan.

You could save money and know what it was worth next month.

₦500,000 in 2014 meant something.

Then came 2015.

The “change” that changed everything.

The same Nigeria that was finding its feet suddenly lost balance.

Policies started to clash.

Foreign investors ran.

The dollar jumped from ₦150 to ₦500 in one presidency.

Inflation went wild.

Unemployment tripled.

The naira was devalued beyond control.

People started migrating (japa) not for luxury, but for survival.

And that’s where the real question lies:

What exactly happened?

How did a country that was becoming Africa’s biggest economy and pride suddenly become a begging economy?

Was it mismanagement?

Was it sabotage?

Or was Nigeria’s growth simply a threat to powers beyond our borders?

Yeah Jonathan’s government may had its flaws, but there was a sense of peace.

The economy was functional.

There was dialogue.

So how did everything collapse right after “change” came?

Today, the same “change” has changed our reality completely.

A bag of rice that was ₦8,000 now costs ₦70,000.

A dollar that was ₦150 is now ₦1,200.

A country that once gave others hope can’t even feed its own.

Sometimes I sit and wonder

maybe we didn’t just vote out a man in 2015,
maybe we voted out our future.

As a Nigerian, it’s painful to look back and remember that there was a time when one dollar was just ₦150.

Now, it’s over ₦1,000 and still climbing.

A time when ₦5,000 could fill your tank, when ₦500,000 could build something, and when hope still meant something.

Today, the numbers don’t just show inflation they show how far we’ve fallen.

The saddest part?

We’re not even shocked anymore.

We’ve normalized suffering.

No Nigeria deserved the Nigeria struggle

steeltrust:
must you be always be tribalistic
Ah ah
Is everything politics or tribe to you guys
God forbid

Adonispco:
These are some of the questions an honest patriot should ask.
Now to give what I have experienced from Buhari's tenure.
Oil price global took a nosedive from above $100 - $40 per barrel.
You can make necessary research about global oil price and what it cost to produce a barrel of crude oil.
Nigeria is filled with selfish complainers who want free things.
Although am an Igbo man from nwangele Imo state but I give kudos to my president who is a man of great vision.
Igbos are killing our economy with too much importation.
They core Muslim North are breeding like rabbits with no finance to train their children.

lordm:
It's not about tribe.
That coup threw us off balance

steeltrust:
Before CHANGE took over Nigeria...

Sometimes I sit and wonder

maybe we didn’t just vote out a man in 2015,
maybe we voted out our future.





The saddest part?

We’re not even shocked anymore.

We’ve normalized suffering.

No Nigeria deserved the Nigeria struggle

garykoeman:
Another paid opposition advert.

Maybe the OP was a kid when okonjo iweala said in 2014 that government was borrowing to pay ordinary civil servants salaries.

lordm:
It's not about tribe.
That coup threw us off balance

Iceberg3:
See them?!!!!
When people are seeking for ways forward

garykoeman:
Another paid opposition advert.

Maybe the OP was a kid when okonjo iweala said in 2014 that government was borrowing to pay ordinary civil servants salaries.

Adonispco:
These are some of the questions an honest patriot should ask.
Now to give what I have experienced from Buhari's tenure.
Oil price global took a nosedive from above $100 - $40 per barrel.
You can make necessary research about global oil price and what it cost to produce a barrel of crude oil.
Nigeria is filled with selfish complainers who want free things.
Although am an Igbo man from nwangele Imo state but I give kudos to my president who is a man of great vision.
Igbos are killing our economy with too much importation.
They core Muslim North are breeding like rabbits with no finance to train their children.

garykoeman:
Another paid opposition advert.

Maybe the OP was a kid when okonjo iweala said in 2014 that government was borrowing to pay ordinary civil servants salaries.

Adonispco:
These are some of the questions an honest patriot should ask.
Now to give what I have experienced from Buhari's tenure.
Oil price global took a nosedive from above $100 - $40 per barrel.
You can make necessary research about global oil price and what it cost to produce a barrel of crude oil.
Nigeria is filled with selfish complainers who want free things.
Although am an Igbo man from nwangele Imo state but I give kudos to my president who is a man of great vision.
Igbos are killing our economy with too much importation.
They core Muslim North are breeding like rabbits with no finance to train their children.

steeltrust:
Before CHANGE took over Nigeria, things were not perfect but the country was alive.

There was light at the end of the tunnel.

There was structure.
There was direction.
And, most importantly, there was hope.

From 1999, Obasanjo worked to clean Nigeria’s international image.

He cleared debts, rebuilt our foreign reserves, and opened Nigeria to the world again.

Yar’Adua came with a quiet mind

not loud, not flashy but he had a vision.

He started the Niger Delta Amnesty Program, began true electoral reforms, and stabilized oil production.

The best president Nigeria will ever had

Then came Goodluck Jonathan.

For the first time, Nigerians saw power transition peacefully.

We had a president who valued intellect who surrounded himself with experts,
not noise-makers.

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala managed the economy with global respect.

The naira was stable.

Investors trusted us.

Tech startups began to rise.
Airports were improving.

Even fuel scarcity wasn’t a daily nightmare.

Nigeria was not heaven but you could dream.

You could plan.

You could save money and know what it was worth next month.

₦500,000 in 2014 meant something.

Then came 2015.

The “change” that changed everything.

The same Nigeria that was finding its feet suddenly lost balance.

Policies started to clash.

Foreign investors ran.

The dollar jumped from ₦150 to ₦500 in one presidency.

Inflation went wild.

Unemployment tripled.

The naira was devalued beyond control.

People started migrating (japa) not for luxury, but for survival.

And that’s where the real question lies:

What exactly happened?

How did a country that was becoming Africa’s biggest economy and pride suddenly become a begging economy?

Was it mismanagement?

Was it sabotage?

Or was Nigeria’s growth simply a threat to powers beyond our borders?

Yeah Jonathan’s government may had its flaws, but there was a sense of peace.

The economy was functional.

There was dialogue.

So how did everything collapse right after “change” came?

Today, the same “change” has changed our reality completely.

A bag of rice that was ₦8,000 now costs ₦70,000.

A dollar that was ₦150 is now ₦1,200.

A country that once gave others hope can’t even feed its own.

Sometimes I sit and wonder

maybe we didn’t just vote out a man in 2015,
maybe we voted out our future.

As a Nigerian, it’s painful to look back and remember that there was a time when one dollar was just ₦150.

Now, it’s over ₦1,000 and still climbing.

A time when ₦5,000 could fill your tank, when ₦500,000 could build something, and when hope still meant something.

Today, the numbers don’t just show inflation they show how far we’ve fallen.

The saddest part?

We’re not even shocked anymore.

We’ve normalized suffering.

No Nigeria deserved the Nigeria struggle

9japride:
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We had opportunity to make things right in the last election but because of tribalism and foreign religious beliefs a lot people acted funny.
Any society that adore funny characters is not ready for positive change.

Savenigeria2023:
Reasons:
1. Nigerians are dumb and docile
2. Ethnic division guarantees Nigeria will never get better

How can anyone compare Buhari to Goodluck?
How can Tinubu be a better option than Peter Obi?

Nigeria can only get worse and no be curse