₦airaland Forum

realG101:
Let me first sneeze your ear and say this; not everyone is a fanatic like you.

I don't really car who rigs or not, if obi can rig his way in and fix the country, I'm all for it.

Afterall when tinubu rigged and entered in 2023 I believed in him even though I didn't vote for him.

About infrastructure, I know yall paid boys very well. Yall pretend you cannot reason critically meanwhile na brown envelope envelope una thinking.

I doubt if you stayed in class during economic lectures because you seem like back then you were already jumping fence out of school to follow politicians for crumbs.

But in case you stayed in class, you would have know that resources are scarce, it is highly recommended to draw a scale of preference so that the items of top priority can be sorted first.

Some weeks ago, it was all over the news that there's epileptic power supply due to debts owed by fg.

Apart from that, apparently there are lots of infrastructural upgrades required in that sector that govt is intentionally ignoring that just require govt financial commitment.

But they're quick to fun a costal road that wasn't nigerias problem or priority until tinubu came.

Coincidentally, he also awarded the contract to his know cronies.

You cannot make sense when you meet sensible citizens, yo tinubu die hard boys.

About the military neutralising.. bla bla, while I agree that no where is safe 100%, your pragmatism on the issue is in bad faith. Everybody knows that Nigeria is a peculiarly unsafe place to be. The same US you mentioned won't stop warning its citizens to stay away from Nigeria. So don't be ridiculous.

There's even a recent stat that made the news recently that Nigeria has lost citizens to local insecurity with numbers comparable to those in war turn countries. And we're not officially at war.

On the investors you're foaming in the corner of your mouth about, we are already too apc to your gimmicks. The false data style, investors on paper that will never really take off.

Was it not in this country that buhari used nigerian Air ways to Same the whole country? Una be mugu.

Except they are coming to sell imported finished product as usual, they will not come.

Nobody, no industrial entity that is likely to be of economic advantage to us will truly come until we can provide stable electricity.

And to state it unequivocally, you are a paid apc parrot, the cheat type that doesn't even carry the party card. Not allowed access to important meetings, not really getting any real bread except for 30k monthly, heard they increased it to 35k now though.

Just get a life. I have friends who are tinubu fans but are quite sober and laid back at this time. Though they still want tinubu to win but they're not doing to much on the issue because even tinubu is not proud of his own score card.

That's the reason it's easy to spot paid guys like you. The energy you put in defending this manifest failure is a giveaway

nairalanda1:
And the above decision by Yaradua contributed to the debt that eventually forced the removal of the subsidy anyway.
You guys do not understand how subsidy wrecked our refineries, and oil sector. We were warned to remvoe it in 1993, we said no. Then we refined all the fuel consumed here. 400000 bpd. BY 2011 it was down to 90000 bpd.

Subsidy wrecked the refineries. It caused the corruption and devastation of our economy, and made it worse.

Yaradua also benefited from high oil prices of 140 dollars and above for much of 2008. Even then paying for subsides was problematic.

Fact remains that we waste money politicians, no one is talking about this. How can a poor country be spending billions of her annual income on politicians and their families?
What are his plans for corruption? Nothing, so money keep wasting. We simply export everything insread of becoming a production driven country.
As nigeria hard reach, they are still spending billions on VP, president, Senators, why? That is my problem. If we must suffer, let everyone suffer. Not just the masses. I cant suffer alone while politicians and their kids ball hard on top small money I made sourcing work abroad. No, I cant! I wont!




Yes, which is why I am approaching this from the fact that I never supported the man.

Plus, I didn't live in Lagos, but visited after he left office. Could see his praise singers were wrong off the bat.




Ahem, Nigeria is a poor country overall.The main problem with government is that it refuses to use our natural resources to make exportable goods which can be taxed properly. Rather, it prefers to export oil and other things, and share the money.


Again , our refineries, for example. If subsidy had gone in 1993, and deregulation had happened back then , yes we would have suffered. Yes, there would have been pain, but by 2010, we would have been a major hub for refined products for a large part of Africa, and our oil secotr would have been larger than this.

But we refuse to do things like that, we refuse and have refused to deregulate the power sector, thus stifling investment into the sector, which in turn stifles industrial growth. We underpaid for the railways because cheap services, thus preventing its expansion and investment into it.


And the result is that we are a poor nation

And it is all because we want cheap things.

And all that led to the subsidy removal you don't like because debt was accumulated over the years from trying to keep fuel and other things at prices that made no sense because 'we are an oil nation)

The day I understood how subsidy worked in 2011, was the day my oppistion to its removal ended, and the day I began to understand why the same complaints on this trhead, were made 10 years ago, 20 years ago, even 40 or 50 years ago.

We better face reality. It does not make tinubu a good leader.

WhizdomXX:
You choose who is the best to replace him, all we all agree on is that he must go. If the person we put is the same or worse we continue sending them packing until we get it right. We are not slaves, they are working for us, not the other way round.

Bluntemperor:
Can you also Tell NIGERIANS-Why We should Vote Your Recommended Candidates
• Who do you recommend❓ - without Hiding your Identity 🆔,
-without Polluting the Serious Matters at hand - under False and Fake Ideology or Tribal -gingosts or Religious Bigots?
• Show Me That Nigerian -Politician,
-that doesn't have Excess -Baggages of Cash and Carry,
-Who can stand the Ideal NIGERIANS that we should be Proud Of And who Can give us Better life 🧬 that will bestoyed Great Achievements - For Our Youths and MASSES in general and Why You think such Personality of the Current Politicians fit in⁉️

wellmax:
GEJ is a politician, politicians know people will abuse and insult them. People today insult Tinubu without any consequences.

But attacking the child of a private person is a no go area.

Let the guy rot in jail.

SaintLucia:
He critized Jonathan and didn't defame him.
How can an idiot woke up and post on his X that someone child is dead because of social media validation even when you know the story is not true. That is not freedom of speech but freedom to jail.

huptin:
What that guy did was bad horribly bad but sometimes it is just better to forgive especially after admitting his guilt

Stephen0mozzy:
There's a line you should not cross.
1. A man's family
2. A man's child

Which kain justice for trolls activism wey dis one dey do?

bjdon:
Electricity generation has been removed from the exclusive list. Have you complained to your state governor?
Nigerians need to understand that 8 years of Buhari totally finished Nigeria. The country was effectively bankrupt. Reform is never easy, but its starting to bear fruit. The Niara is now relatively stable, even with the war in Iran. I don't really like Tinubu, but in all honesty he's the best we have right now.

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.

Alsenora:
Anyone can vote whoever he wants in 2027 polls. One thing is certain; No Nigerian President can satisfy or meet the people's expectations. It is self deceit to believe otherwise.

IyaTola:
I beg to disagree, savings Nigerians would have. It about cutting your coat according to your size.

dragunov:
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.

IronCondemned:
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.

onyxo76:
just as I had to buy a kia last week 9ja used though, fueling my c class v6 don almost wound my life

greatseed:
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

thesicilian:
Democracy is one of the biggest scams of government: using your own hand to vote for people who clearly do not have your interests at heart.

SixSeven:
With the Minister of Finance we currently have, a tax expert, I am afraid things will not change. It's one thing for us to learn the education that was given to us, it's another thing to know who we are and what works for us. Many times what we often do is copy a western system to an African environment without thinking about the underlying issues. The result is obvious.

Reference:
Questions, questions, questions.
But the answers lie in the concrete roads from Lagos to Calabar and from Badagry to Sokoto....if anyone feels offended they should tell me exactly what key investment the government has made in this country to affect the citizens positively. Citizens from which they have taken much...taken almost all....

The answer to all the questions above lie in three simple words. Poor Quality Governance

SixSeven:
I was just being sarcastic. Thanks for your analysis, I like it. I wrote something like that this January 👇

dgee1:
I read and liked your post last night, but reading this comment of yours that I'm quoting here, I'm sorry to say you're mistaken.

The reason why there's hardship in the country is because of two things: Subsidy removal on fuel and Forex.

Which of those two things has Peter Obi come out to say he would bring back? Why didn't he do these things you're praising him here for when he was the governor of Anambra state. He loves education so much but, as a governor, he increased school fees for Anambrans. I want to believe you're not one of those unruly bullies called Obedients, so answer the question logically and not emotionally.

Listen, none of Tinubu, Obi, and Atiku have the answer to the troubles bedeviling the Nigeria. The foundation on which this country is built is faulty. And to correct that foundation might require something very uncomfortable like a forced restructuring, revolution, or war (God forbid).

You really negated your initial post by presenting Peter Obi as the solution to the things you labelled up there.

Counterigbolies:
so u mean parents too ain't stable abroad too where they have students loan?

U people just hate tinubu cos it's not your own that is there, the bad news I have for u is that either u like it or not tinubu will rule ur papa till 2031

Basic123:
Which of Tinubu policies will peter OBI reverse to reduce the hardship.
I will only vote for him if he plan to return paying subsidy and defend naira OR keep those two and make minimum wage 500k with a well planned policy to curb inflation.
He has never promised any,non of them has promised that,why should I vote against Tinubu.
Intelligent people see,when they cry!

ibabz:
People like you are the reason these politicians keep staying in office even when they’ve clearly failed to perform or deliver results. If politicians knew they had only one term to prove they truly deserve a second, they would take governance more seriously. But people like you, driven by ethnic bias and religious sentiments, would rather support an underperforming politician just so they can complete an 8-year tenure. With this mindset, it’s hard to see hope for Nigeria, and sometimes I can’t help but question why God placed me in the same part of the world with people who think like you.

Counterigbolies:
so u want to pretend that students ain't enjoying nelfund right?

See that your agulu packaged fraud will never b president n tinubu will rule u for good 8 years

SixSeven:
You don't pay enough taxes for development. That's why.

Cashio:
Bro, I have two ACs in two rooms plus a standing AC in my parlor plus a fridge and a freezer. Before 2024, these appliances used to run almost 24/7 and it costs me around 3k every five days.
Baba, as at today, If I run those appliances like I used to, it costs me 5k daily. Right now, my parlor AC got spoilt and I was even happy it did so I'll save cost from there. The second AC I have disconnected that one since. My bedroom AC, na off and on I dey do am now. Money wey I dey use sub light alone is more than my annual rent.
Since this year, na only once I don sub DStv. Next will be during world cup.
17k to fill 12.5kg gas.
Before 2024, I used to cook soup and stew with 15k-20k weekly. Right now, na 50k weekly and we still have to squeeze the portioning and the volume of water to ensure it lasts one full week.

Like, bro, I am practically living like a pauper right now. Person wey dey go eatery tow or three times weekly before go chop varieties even as food dey house. Now like this, I dey even dodge to komot with my wife make she nor go see wetin she wan buy.

My head dey pain me bro.

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 democracy 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.