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Princedapace:
Like bro, i wish to see face to face people like that guy's comment u quoted, like who dey heck told them that two term is a birth right?
I have said this many times, we need to learn to chase politicians out after one term and learn to investigate pass presidents and governors. Why has no ex president tried? Why cant they be tried? How can these men mess up Nigeria and go freely? It is like u cant try these men, why? But each day they keep making laws that suffocate us the masses but can never make laws that suffocate the politicians.
Until politicians learn to fear the masses, we cant achieve anything. By the time we remove two parties, like we need a system where if the president fails, we remove all memebers of his party across the country. If we do it three times, others will learn.

Bro, I agree with you 100%. Unfortunately, most Nigerians are so docile. Sometimes I wonder if they have been bewitched because that’s the only explanation I have for slaves that are praising their slave master.

What was in your mind before voting him for the first time

You never see anything yet

hosemujica:
He stabilized the exchange rate, I will vote for him just for that alone .

Of what use is the stability if it cannot help make life easy for the common man on the streets.

nairalanda1:
Nigerians, both the government supporters and the non government.suporters have no idea as to how to run the economy of the country at all

Make we leave am.for their delusions




Tinubu must go. That one I agree. But at the.end dem wan replace am.with another Tinubu

I disagree. If politicians know that they have only one term to prove that they deserve a second term, they would sit tight. But because we have so many insolent people that praise a failure like tinubu, we would continue to have non performing politicians. Despite the glaring failure of Buhari, he completed his 2 terms at the detriment of Nigerians. That’s what gave tinubu the audacity to wanting to go for a second term.

Though Tinubu victory is non negotiable, he will win hands down but let me react to your post.

Nigerians have the choice to continue in the path of the past and eventually go bankrupt or chart a new course , different from the past, which is sustainable and open the country to development.

Choose your choice carefully

Lithiumite:
Are you in anyway even aware how the LPG out of your country is priced and the business model it operates,I bet you arent even aware its priced in USD and the company is not obliged to sell to you if you aren't ready to buy at international prices.....america has more crude oil than we do but it's citizens aren't buying it dead cheap just because they have it in the ground.

OP, this is exactly what I told you in my last comment on our thinking. When it comes to suffering, they look for the best examples to heal our sufferings, when it comes to what our contemporaries do, they ignore it.

LordBiden:
The problem of Nigeria is not something any of the incoming candidates can solve infact not even peter obi.
The structure of the country itself won't even allow it to progress.

Current presidential system we practicing is too expensive.

What do we even need a bicameral legislature for?
Legislators should be working part time.

We should go back to parliamentary system of government.

We should a create a new constitution with stiffer penalties for corruption.

So all these suggestions u have made who will implement them? Ghosts?

Princedapace:
I was battling with network issues recently, and it reminded me how difficult it has become to survive here. There is no stable electricity. Most of us survive on generators.

South Africa achieved significant progress in electricity within two years, yet after four years, nothing meaningful has changed here. It is still the same story and the same daily struggle.

Now, remove emotions for a moment and look at the reality:

A kilogram of gas is about ₦1,400. That is extremely high for a country with very low salaries.
A crate of eggs is between ₦5,500 and ₦6,000.
A bag of cement is around ₦12,000. This is one of the reasons house rent has skyrocketed, because many citizens can no longer afford to build homes.
Renting a 2-bedroom apartment in most state capitals now starts from about ₦2.5 million and above. That is insane for a country where the majority of citizens are struggling financially.
Fuel is around ₦1,400 per litre.

Fuel powers our generators. If you run two businesses, you may need two generators.

For someone like me who works online, I need electricity almost 24/7. A huge part of my income goes into fueling and servicing generators because, most nights, my generator runs till morning. I work with clients across different time zones, sometimes at 2AM.

What does all of this mean?

Our purchasing power has dropped drastically.

Yet, despite these realities, the tax burden keeps increasing.

I honestly want to ask: does the government truly understand what Nigerians are going through?

Even someone earning ₦25m–₦30m yearly in today’s Nigeria is not necessarily living comfortably. A large percentage of that income already goes into solving basic social problems and surviving.

You pay for:

Electricity
Security
Healthcare
Transportation
Water
Education

Everything.

So where exactly is the money left to pay huge taxes from?

How many Nigerians can genuinely save millions yearly after handling all their responsibilities as parents, children, and providers?

To survive, many people are already being forced to reduce their quality of life:

Cutting down electricity usage despite terrible heat
Moving children from good schools
Switching from bottled water to sachet water
Selling better cars for cheaper alternatives because of fuel costs
Cancelling vacations and basic comfort

The painful part is that many self-employed Nigerians hustle endlessly just to stay afloat, yet at the end of the year, they are still expected to pay heavy taxes.

One of my friends, despite earning what many would call “good money,” is already in debt because of school fees and living expenses. Yet, government expectations are based only on income figures, not the harsh realities behind those figures.

And remember, this is a country where many parents depend on their children financially just to survive.

Honestly, many leaders cannot relate to what ordinary Nigerians are facing because:

Their electricity is sorted
Their security is sorted
Their healthcare is sorted
Their feeding is sorted

So they may never truly feel the pain of the average citizen.

Dear Nigerian leaders, Nigerians are suffering.

We are exhausted.

What could be done differently?

Reduce excessive tax burdens. Maybe 3 percent for now. Please, this country is poor or increase the threshold to maybe 50m per year if you truly wants to target the rich for income tax.
Fix electricity.
Tackle corruption seriously.
Improve security so farmers can return to farms safely.
Support the tech economy so more young people can earn online.
Invest in skills and digital opportunities.
Cut down excessive government spending and luxury packages for politicians.

Nigeria is a poor country with multidimensional poverty. In many homes, one working person carries the burden of an entire extended family.

Tax should not be the first priority when citizens are already struggling to survive.

As I write this now, my area is in complete darkness again. Families will spend heavily on fuel tonight just to have light for a few hours.

So I ask again: after paying for survival, where exactly should the tax money come from?

We are tired.

The bills are too much.

please can someone push this to front page?

I want to understand why the sacrfice must be done by the suffering masses instead of the politicians. I am curios to know why. Why must I suffer what I didn't cause?

The answer to your long and needless epistle is this. You never voted for Tinubu in the first place. You're one of these minions sent to come and bend people's minds on the internet.

Princedapace:
I was battling with network issues recently, and it reminded me how difficult it has become to survive here. There is no stable electricity. Most of us survive on generators.

South Africa achieved significant progress in electricity within two years, yet after four years, nothing meaningful has changed here. It is still the same story and the same daily struggle.

Now, remove emotions for a moment and look at the reality:

A kilogram of gas is about ₦1,400. That is extremely high for a country with very low salaries.
A crate of eggs is between ₦5,500 and ₦6,000.
A bag of cement is around ₦12,000. This is one of the reasons house rent has skyrocketed, because many citizens can no longer afford to build homes.
Renting a 2-bedroom apartment in most state capitals now starts from about ₦2.5 million and above. That is insane for a country where the majority of citizens are struggling financially.
Fuel is around ₦1,400 per litre.

Fuel powers our generators. If you run two businesses, you may need two generators.

For someone like me who works online, I need electricity almost 24/7. A huge part of my income goes into fueling and servicing generators because, most nights, my generator runs till morning. I work with clients across different time zones, sometimes at 2AM.

What does all of this mean?

Our purchasing power has dropped drastically.

Yet, despite these realities, the tax burden keeps increasing.

I honestly want to ask: does the government truly understand what Nigerians are going through?

Even someone earning ₦25m–₦30m yearly in today’s Nigeria is not necessarily living comfortably. A large percentage of that income already goes into solving basic social problems and surviving.

You pay for:

Electricity
Security
Healthcare
Transportation
Water
Education

Everything.

So where exactly is the money left to pay huge taxes from?

How many Nigerians can genuinely save millions yearly after handling all their responsibilities as parents, children, and providers?

To survive, many people are already being forced to reduce their quality of life:

Cutting down electricity usage despite terrible heat
Moving children from good schools
Switching from bottled water to sachet water
Selling better cars for cheaper alternatives because of fuel costs
Cancelling vacations and basic comfort

The painful part is that many self-employed Nigerians hustle endlessly just to stay afloat, yet at the end of the year, they are still expected to pay heavy taxes.

One of my friends, despite earning what many would call “good money,” is already in debt because of school fees and living expenses. Yet, government expectations are based only on income figures, not the harsh realities behind those figures.

And remember, this is a country where many parents depend on their children financially just to survive.

Honestly, many leaders cannot relate to what ordinary Nigerians are facing because:

Their electricity is sorted
Their security is sorted
Their healthcare is sorted
Their feeding is sorted

So they may never truly feel the pain of the average citizen.

Dear Nigerian leaders, Nigerians are suffering.

We are exhausted.

What could be done differently?

Reduce excessive tax burdens. Maybe 3 percent for now. Please, this country is poor or increase the threshold to maybe 50m per year if you truly wants to target the rich for income tax.
Fix electricity.
Tackle corruption seriously.
Improve security so farmers can return to farms safely.
Support the tech economy so more young people can earn online.
Invest in skills and digital opportunities.
Cut down excessive government spending and luxury packages for politicians.

Nigeria is a poor country with multidimensional poverty. In many homes, one working person carries the burden of an entire extended family.

Tax should not be the first priority when citizens are already struggling to survive.

As I write this now, my area is in complete darkness again. Families will spend heavily on fuel tonight just to have light for a few hours.

So I ask again: after paying for survival, where exactly should the tax money come from?

We are tired.

The bills are too much.

please can someone push this to front page?

I want to understand why the sacrfice must be done by the suffering masses instead of the politicians. I am curios to know why. Why must I suffer what I didn't cause?

There is no sane reason to vote him. Most of the people who will do so fall into the following categories -

1. Will vote him for tribal sentiment

2. Will vote him because they personally benefit (connections, contracts, are paid to, etc)

3. Are completely insulated from the effects of the hardship he has induced and thus seems nothing wrong with the Economy

Do not worry when Peter Obi becomes president in 2027 .. everything will be ok in Nigeria

Gerrard59:
So OP earns well and lives in Nigeria. It begs the question: What does a Nigerian who earns well enjoy while living in Nigeria?
https://www.nairaland.com/7496716/what-exactly-does-one-enjoy


I find his narration very emotional and soul draining. He makes good money, but it's not showing in his quality of life. If he cannot enjoy his money, what about those who don't make a quarter of his earnings?

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That said, subsidy had to go. It was non-negotiable. The problem are: not using the recouped funds for better public transport system and Tinubu kicking against its removal 14 years ago. Electricity has to be fully privatised for constant electricity to be widely available. The hike in petrol prices isn't Tinubu's fault. Crude oil is a global commodity. The reason there has to be better public transport systems across major cities.

Omo, Nigeria's problems too plenty, abeg.

Quite right.
The rise in the price of gasoline and others fuels is the direct cause of all the economic woes A to Z. This is where the savings from the removal of subsidies should have been instantly, immediately invested before inflation took hold of the entire economy.

I said this the SAME DAY subsidy was removed on this forum. The objective of removal should have been take away value from the public and focus such resources for better efficiency.

The two primary uses of fuel in Nigeria is for transportation and electricity generation. These are the two sectors the government should have invested ALL the subsidy savings, EVERY PENNY and a lot more to get Nigerians an alternative to match the cost they were paying pre removal BEFORE INFLATION TOOK HOLD.

But this government rather took this money and began to share to states, playing politics with the economic well being of Nigeria(ns) and began to do all manner of pointless projects to satisfy political patrons....leaving the public out to dry.

Today no investment in alternative transportation nationwide whatsoever, not even a plan. Today, no serious investment in power generation to make it available and drive down the prices to where individuals can become solvent and businesses viable.

To show you how disconnected this government is from the realities on ground Wike built a series of mega bus terminals across Abuja. Not that it will reduce the cost of transportation but till date I doubt if a single one of them is in use. They simply cannot understand.

At the national level the much trumpeted fuel to gas migration has stalled even before take off. No serious investment drive to broaden and deepen availability. As a matter of fact people are beginning to walk away as prices rise and gasoline era scarcities persist.

What a mess.

Nemesis0147:
bro I don’t know the kind of souls and mind these Tinubu supporters have…let’s assume that they are doing well and the government is favoring them,,,,what about the remaining 95 percent of the citizens that are practically struggling?
Don’t they don’t conscience?
Omor wetin God go judge plenty…ALLAH

Do you know the story of Jesus of Oyingbo? Despite the suffering, hardship, and pain his followers endured under him, they still worshipped and defended him till the very end. That is the dangerous power of hypnosis and blind loyalty.

The supporters you are talking about have reached that stage. They have become so emotionally attached to this government that they can never admit anything is wrong, no matter how obvious the failure is.

Even when the policies are hurting them directly, they will still defend it and insist that the suffering is necessary for a better future. Even in hunger and hardship, they will keep justifying incompetence instead of demanding accountability.

mightyhaze:
Point of correction... It's not the same story..after 4yrs

It's atleast 5 times worse

I spent 200k last month on fuel alone for my car..

4yrs ago na 16k I dey spend monthly on car fuek

.
I use about 84 liters in a month and I spend less than 200k monthly. That's atrocious and I'm not even naija based.

NO REASON... LET'S CHANGE HIM WITH OBI

Tinubu himself knows that he is a monumental failure, is only that he is incapable of saying it himself...

I'm looking at the headline....and been reading comments....hoping to find the reason someone will vote for Tinubu. Is it Tinubu praise singers are still asleep?.....they be crowding every Tinubu thread having sooo much to say....now the floor is open to them.....silence...but I know you're in the shadows reading. A man should be able to back up his decision....right or wrong.

okomile:
U vote
U no vote
Pesin wet go win go win
Just thank God for life and food u see chop

We go survive it all. Amin

Na dem

Princedapace:
Even someone earning ₦25m–₦30m yearly in today’s Nigeria is not necessarily living comfortably.

This is what I earn annually but I am poor. I live on monthly pay check which is never ok as I go borrowing most of the time. I don't drink, dont club, dont womanise and not a reckless spender yet I go broke right from when salary is paid. I know a lot of people here wont believe it but it's true.

The millions you hear is just figurative and have no real corresponding value to it. The economy is so basterdize such that our daily survival is by divine grace. If things are very rough for someone who earn this much, then those who don't have are really in big shit.

It's time to keep sentiments aside and focus on how this country will recover from this unfortunate situation that it has been subjected my politicians, mostly Buhari and Tinubu.

Vote wisely.

LordBiden:
The problem of Nigeria is not something any of the incoming candidates can solve infact not even peter obi.
The structure of the country itself won't even allow it to progress.

Current presidential system we practicing is too expensive.

What do we even need a bicameral legislature for?
Legislators should be working part time.

We should go back to parliamentary system of government.

We should a create a new constitution with stiffer penalties for corruption.

If we want to get it right in this country, we should practice like Chinese do.

The most ludicrous thing about this man's government is how he tells Nigerians to endure the suffering, while he fixes the country and continues to live in luxury paid for by the same people's taxes. Nigerians ask your leaders.. what suffering are they suffering for your own sufferness? Let them use only their followers for this suffering experiment

IyaTola:
I hear your frustration, and honestly, many Nigerians feel the same way. The cost of living is painful right now, and it is fair to ask hard questions about leadership, priorities, and why ordinary people seem to carry the heaviest burden.

But if we want to understand why some people may still support President Bola Ahmed Tinubu or ask for patience, the argument is usually this:

Nigeria’s economy was already deeply damaged long before this administration came in. For years, the country spent huge amounts subsidizing fuel and defending the naira artificially. Those policies made things look cheaper on the surface, but they also drained government finances, increased debt, discouraged investment, and created massive corruption opportunities.

So the current government believes that removing fuel subsidy and allowing the naira to float are painful but necessary corrections, not because suffering is good, but because they believe delaying those decisions would eventually crash the economy even harder.

That does not erase the suffering people are facing. It does not magically make ₦1,400 fuel or expensive food acceptable. And many citizens are justified in asking why politicians still appear comfortable while ordinary people are told to sacrifice.

That anger is valid.

But supporters of the government would argue that:

- reforms usually hurt first before improvements appear,
- states now receive more allocation because subsidy payments reduced,
- some investors are returning because policies are more market-driven,
- and fixing problems created over decades cannot happen in one or two years.

The real issue many Nigerians have is not just the hardship itself — it is the imbalance of sacrifice.

People can endure pain more patiently when leaders also:

- cut their own luxuries,
- reduce wasteful government spending,
- show transparency,
- and visibly share in the sacrifice.

That is where many citizens feel disappointed. Nigerians are not only asking for economic reform; they are asking for fairness, empathy, and evidence that leaders understand real life outside government convoys.

Your post reflects something deeper than politics: exhaustion. A country where citizens provide their own power, security, water, healthcare, and education will naturally resist heavier taxes because people already feel overburdened.

And that is the conversation Nigeria honestly needs — not insults between political sides, but serious discussion about:

- how to grow incomes,
- how to reduce the cost of governance,
- how to restore purchasing power,
- and how to make sacrifice feel shared instead of one-sided.

Nobody likes suffering. People simply disagree on whether the current hardship is a temporary transition toward recovery or just more pain without results.

You have spoken well. It will take time to repair the country. Both Obi and Atiku had also said they would have removed fuel subsidy as well, so there would have been hardship regardless

Princedapace:
I dont even want to mention fuel for car, fuel for generator is already choking, on car fueling, bro, I am hitting 200k now. Roughly 50k per week. Na why I said seems the man wants us all to sell our V6 cars and buy corolla. What type of human is this? He is not cutting down on his own enjoyment but wants me to cut down on mine, suffer and pay him tax. Like how?
On a serious note, this man should have make do with VAT and leave income tax for now. The truth of the matter is that over 97 percent of Nigerians wont have any savings at the end of the year not to talk of savings for tax. Except they are ready to completely live like poor people. The currency is so weark now.

just as I had to buy a kia last week 9ja used though, fueling my c class v6 don almost wound my life

Princedapace:
I was battling with network issues recently, and it reminded me how difficult it has become to survive here. There is no stable electricity. Most of us survive on generators.

South Africa achieved significant progress in electricity within two years, yet after four years, nothing meaningful has changed here. It is still the same story and the same daily struggle.

Now, remove emotions for a moment and look at the reality:

A kilogram of gas is about ₦1,400. That is extremely high for a country with very low salaries.
A crate of eggs is between ₦5,500 and ₦6,000.
A bag of cement is around ₦12,000. This is one of the reasons house rent has skyrocketed, because many citizens can no longer afford to build homes.
Renting a 2-bedroom apartment in most state capitals now starts from about ₦2.5 million and above. That is insane for a country where the majority of citizens are struggling financially.
Fuel is around ₦1,400 per litre.

Fuel powers our generators. If you run two businesses, you may need two generators.

For someone like me who works online, I need electricity almost 24/7. A huge part of my income goes into fueling and servicing generators because, most nights, my generator runs till morning. I work with clients across different time zones, sometimes at 2AM.

What does all of this mean?

Our purchasing power has dropped drastically.

Yet, despite these realities, the tax burden keeps increasing.

I honestly want to ask: does the government truly understand what Nigerians are going through?

Even someone earning ₦25m–₦30m yearly in today’s Nigeria is not necessarily living comfortably. A large percentage of that income already goes into solving basic social problems and surviving.

You pay for:

Electricity
Security
Healthcare
Transportation
Water
Education

Everything.

So where exactly is the money left to pay huge taxes from?

How many Nigerians can genuinely save millions yearly after handling all their responsibilities as parents, children, and providers?

To survive, many people are already being forced to reduce their quality of life:

Cutting down electricity usage despite terrible heat
Moving children from good schools
Switching from bottled water to sachet water
Selling better cars for cheaper alternatives because of fuel costs
Cancelling vacations and basic comfort

The painful part is that many self-employed Nigerians hustle endlessly just to stay afloat, yet at the end of the year, they are still expected to pay heavy taxes.

One of my friends, despite earning what many would call “good money,” is already in debt because of school fees and living expenses. Yet, government expectations are based only on income figures, not the harsh realities behind those figures.

And remember, this is a country where many parents depend on their children financially just to survive.

Honestly, many leaders cannot relate to what ordinary Nigerians are facing because:

Their electricity is sorted
Their security is sorted
Their healthcare is sorted
Their feeding is sorted

So they may never truly feel the pain of the average citizen.

Dear Nigerian leaders, Nigerians are suffering.

We are exhausted.

What could be done differently?

Reduce excessive tax burdens. Maybe 3 percent for now. Please, this country is poor or increase the threshold to maybe 50m per year if you truly wants to target the rich for income tax.
Fix electricity.
Tackle corruption seriously.
Improve security so farmers can return to farms safely.
Support the tech economy so more young people can earn online.
Invest in skills and digital opportunities.
Cut down excessive government spending and luxury packages for politicians.

Nigeria is a poor country with multidimensional poverty. In many homes, one working person carries the burden of an entire extended family.

Tax should not be the first priority when citizens are already struggling to survive.

As I write this now, my area is in complete darkness again. Families will spend heavily on fuel tonight just to have light for a few hours.

So I ask again: after paying for survival, where exactly should the tax money come from?

We are tired.

The bills are too much.

please can someone push this to front page?

I want to understand why the sacrfice must be done by the suffering masses instead of the politicians. I am curios to know why. Why must I suffer what I didn't cause?

Are you the guy killing it on PPH? I think I recognize your profile...the guest post guru.

LordBiden:
The problem of Nigeria is not something any of the incoming candidates can solve infact not even peter obi.
The structure of the country itself won't even allow it to progress.

Current presidential system we practicing is too expensive.

What do we even need a bicameral legislature for?
Legislators should be working part time.

We should go back to parliamentary system of government.

We should a create a new constitution with stiffer penalties for corruption.

Who are the "we"?
It is a good suggestion, but someone still has to preside to put things in place. EFCC, ICPC, Oputa Panel, NEC that later became INEC were put in place by some person in capacity by the constitution.
That doesn't mean APC or BAT has my support, but, using "We" can't really solve any problem without a head

intruder15:
He won't research jack. They rely on hearsay which is the source of their limitations in thoughts.

PO is known to be stingy. Do you know why? He ensures that one gets the best value at the lowest cost. This means that the current wasteful spend being encountered will be history once he gets that office. The state legislatures wanted big cars. He proposed the same car he was driving as the Governor. It was dramatic. But he won because he led by example.

I just got admission in Unizik during the last years of his tenure. I honestly didn't like PO because I was judging him based on how bad Onitsha to Akwa road was. Little did I know that there were rules governing federal roads and state roads. Meanwhile, PO was busy building the state roads.

During his last year, the federal govt under Goodluck stepped in and they built Onitsha to Akwa road. The experience made me understand that for one to criticize constructively, one needs to understand the role of each arm of the government.

The famous strike by doctors being referred to as his failures, most people have failed to read up on what actually transpired. There is corruption everywhere. What matters in how one use wisdom to manage things.

PO saw that hospitals managed by the churches and private entities were doing so well, while those managed by the state government was a mess. First year, he pumped funds in to the state hospitals, nothing came out of it. Same thing second and third. He decided to do something differently. Instead of investing into the state government managed hospitals, he used pumped state funds into already managed hospitals that were doing well, giving them the financial capacity to expand beyond their limitations. The effect was a better health care. Guess what. The state doctors went on strike because of it. At the end of the day, PO didn't back down and after about 13 months, the doctors resumed their duties. This shows that for a system to work, corruption will fight back.

What of schools in the state? He ruled in a way that all the head boys of each state school had his number. He met all the schools and asked them to individually tell him what they wanted based on their use case. He did all what's they asked at good rates too.

Yes it may be difficult to do same on the federal level. But when the head is financially disciplined, it becomes easier to cascade same to all levels of the government.

When people ask what will PO do differently, I know he won't support the building of a coastal road when we don't have good roads. I know he won't come on the first day in office to fay fuel subsidy is gone like someone with little understanding of economics.

God continue to bless you Sir.

All what you said are verifiable.

He is the only bold and audacious reformer among the candidates

Princedapace:
I was battling with network issues recently, and it reminded me how difficult it has become to survive here. There is no stable electricity. Most of us survive on generators.

South Africa achieved significant progress in electricity within two years, yet after four years, nothing meaningful has changed here. It is still the same story and the same daily struggle.

Now, remove emotions for a moment and look at the reality:

A kilogram of gas is about ₦1,400. That is extremely high for a country with very low salaries.
A crate of eggs is between ₦5,500 and ₦6,000.
A bag of cement is around ₦12,000. This is one of the reasons house rent has skyrocketed, because many citizens can no longer afford to build homes.
Renting a 2-bedroom apartment in most state capitals now starts from about ₦2.5 million and above. That is insane for a country where the majority of citizens are struggling financially.
Fuel is around ₦1,400 per litre.

Fuel powers our generators. If you run two businesses, you may need two generators.

For someone like me who works online, I need electricity almost 24/7. A huge part of my income goes into fueling and servicing generators because, most nights, my generator runs till morning. I work with clients across different time zones, sometimes at 2AM.

What does all of this mean?

Our purchasing power has dropped drastically.

Yet, despite these realities, the tax burden keeps increasing.

I honestly want to ask: does the government truly understand what Nigerians are going through?

Even someone earning ₦25m–₦30m yearly in today’s Nigeria is not necessarily living comfortably. A large percentage of that income already goes into solving basic social problems and surviving.

You pay for:

Electricity
Security
Healthcare
Transportation
Water
Education

Everything.

So where exactly is the money left to pay huge taxes from?

How many Nigerians can genuinely save millions yearly after handling all their responsibilities as parents, children, and providers?

To survive, many people are already being forced to reduce their quality of life:

Cutting down electricity usage despite terrible heat
Moving children from good schools
Switching from bottled water to sachet water
Selling better cars for cheaper alternatives because of fuel costs
Cancelling vacations and basic comfort

The painful part is that many self-employed Nigerians hustle endlessly just to stay afloat, yet at the end of the year, they are still expected to pay heavy taxes.

One of my friends, despite earning what many would call “good money,” is already in debt because of school fees and living expenses. Yet, government expectations are based only on income figures, not the harsh realities behind those figures.

And remember, this is a country where many parents depend on their children financially just to survive.

Honestly, many leaders cannot relate to what ordinary Nigerians are facing because:

Their electricity is sorted
Their security is sorted
Their healthcare is sorted
Their feeding is sorted

So they may never truly feel the pain of the average citizen.

Dear Nigerian leaders, Nigerians are suffering.

We are exhausted.

What could be done differently?

Reduce excessive tax burdens. Maybe 3 percent for now. Please, this country is poor or increase the threshold to maybe 50m per year if you truly wants to target the rich for income tax.
Fix electricity.
Tackle corruption seriously.
Improve security so farmers can return to farms safely.
Support the tech economy so more young people can earn online.
Invest in skills and digital opportunities.
Cut down excessive government spending and luxury packages for politicians.

Nigeria is a poor country with multidimensional poverty. In many homes, one working person carries the burden of an entire extended family.

Tax should not be the first priority when citizens are already struggling to survive.

As I write this now, my area is in complete darkness again. Families will spend heavily on fuel tonight just to have light for a few hours.

So I ask again: after paying for survival, where exactly should the tax money come from?

We are tired.

The bills are too much.

please can someone push this to front page?

I want to understand why the sacrfice must be done by the suffering masses instead of the politicians. I am curios to know why. Why must I suffer what I didn't cause?

It's depends on your mind and what the level or how far the capacity of your brain, mentality and thinking can go. If you are myopic in reasoning, you wont see anything good this govt is doing. At the sane time, if you see only the bad situations without doing some little investigation by reading about achievements or reasons achievements are being delayed by a disgusting few. Then you have illogical reasoning and Tinubu might not need your vote. You can give it to people you think alike & most likely to worsen the case you are in right now. E.g obi.

Take this simple survey, check around the world, how much a liter of fuel is sold, compare n contrast to Nigeria, also the minimum wage & standard of living. Then you might have a clue of who to vote

SixSeven:
OP, this is exactly what I told you in my last comment on our thinking. When it comes to suffering, they look for the best examples to heal our sufferings, when it comes to what our contemporaries do, they ignore it.

What do they need to do to heal your suffering that hasn't been done without everyone going through more pains.

Every nation that has developed used the same template for development and non got to where they are without blood and grit......nigerians aren't ready to pay the price,everything is sacrificed on the altar of clannishness and purile politics.

The man said he was going to reduce the purchasing power if elected and people clapped for him.

Maybe the people didn't understand the term "purchasing power"

Recently he said you can't request for development if you don't pay tax.

The problem is that he has a lot of psychopants telling him he's the best president Nigeria ever produced.

The same psychopants said same about Buhari.

It's hard for this country to progress. Really hard.

SoNature:
Tinubu has never been than man who banks on getting votes based on love or performance. He often banks on vote-buying, tribalism, intimidation and suppression to win elections. Given the amount he controls, it will be extremely difficult to stop him in 2027

Exactly.
Only God can stop him.
And we pray He will.

SoNature:
Tinubu has never been than man who banks on getting votes based on love or performance. He often banks on vote-buying, tribalism, intimidation and suppression to win elections. Given the amount he controls, it will be extremely difficult to stop him in 2027

You wrong here. This assertion is what creates voter apathy and give him a smoot ride. There is no way that rigging will work with all his money and henchmen if all citizens that voted will stand their ground and defend their votes.

Tinubu and his henchmen have studied Nigerians and are applying the basic things that keeps ordinary Nigerians away from polling units during election. One of the ways is by spreading the fears or feelings that "Election is already concluded before vote casting". It is pure lies.

This time around we will stay behind and defend the votes. INEC must count and record the votes and if they refuse they themselves will be counted.