₦airaland Forum

In just two years, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration has proven to be one of the most incompetent, disconnected, and anti-people governments in Nigeria’s democratic history. No previous administration has inflicted this level of hardship on the masses while showing such disregard for transparency, accountability, and responsible leadership.

This government has not only deepened poverty across the country, but it has also set new records in wasteful public spending. At a time when millions of Nigerians are struggling to survive, government officials are living in excess and approving budgets that benefit the elite at the expense of the common man. It is sad that apart from being the poverty capital of the world, Nigeria has under this administration emerged as the unenviable position as the capital of malnourished children in Africa having beaten Sudan, a nation that is at war. According to the Global Hunger Index 2024, our country is one of the most affected by hunger and malnutrition, occupying the 18th position.

Policy after policy under this administration has targeted the poor while providing relief and advantage to the rich. From healthcare to education to identity management and basic public services, Nigerians are now faced with class-based systems where the wealthy enjoy VIP treatment, and the rest are left behind.

Just two weeks ago, the National Identity Management Commission (@nimc_ng) hiked its fees by 75%, introducing VIP protocols for services that should be a basic right of citizenship. In education, public university fees have been raised far beyond the reach of poor families, with no adequate support mechanisms in place.

Even more troubling is the scale of borrowing under this government. When President Tinubu assumed office in 2023, Nigeria’s total public debt stood at approximately N49 trillion. In just two years, that figure has skyrocketed to N144 trillion — a 150% increase — with more foreign loans now being requested, which could push the debt to N183 trillion.

While the federal government racks up debt, state governments have shown more discipline, reducing their debt levels from N5.86 trillion to N3.97 trillion. The implication is clear: the federal government, under Tinubu, is the primary driver of Nigeria’s current debt crisis.

President Tinubu’s justification — that new borrowing is needed to fund the 2025 budget and soften the impact of fuel subsidy removal — is both weak and dishonest. It was the reckless and insensitive way his government removed the subsidy that created much of today’s economic hardship in the first place.

Today, Nigeria is a nation where the rich get richer, and the poor are punished for trying to survive. This reality can not and will not be ignored.

As opposition leaders and partners committed to the future of Nigeria, we will not stand by and watch democracy be reduced to a tool for elite control. We reject any attempt to turn Nigeria into a one-party state where dissent is silenced and power is abused.

We are building a strong, united opposition coalition — one that will challenge the excesses of this administration, restore accountability, and return government to the people. We will protect the right of every Nigerian to freely choose their leaders, and we will continue to fight for economic justice, political freedom, and national progress.

We are here to rescue Nigeria. And we will not stop until that goal is achieved. -AA

ThothHermes:
There's a reason for this. Carry your victim mentality sit down one place.

ERockson:
VDM is contradicting himself..

yarimo:
Media governor nothing to show in reality

ajailer:
I no suppose dignify you with this post, but today is Friday and I am relaxed enough to entertain your fuulishness. This is 2022
https://www.facebook.com/orbitnewsng/posts/asiwaju-bola-tinubu-donates-n50-million-to-kaduna-train-attack-victims-the-forme/3134467356817532/

funshint:
You mean Tinubu handing and displaying cheques like your Gbajue master?! Nah! that's too petty

amaridigital:
Tinubu's shoes too high for Obi to carry that is why he's now competing with Seyi. Shame.

flokii:
His generosity to indigenes and outsiders residing in Lagos alone is enough charity.. FYI, hardly will you find any tribe living in Lagos left out of empowerment.
Your near-blind parents travelled all the way from East to Lagos during time of "Jigi Bola" to get free eye checks and free eye glasses.. what were your useless Governors in the East doing back then??

MICHEALADEX:
Because no need for eye service

9jatriot:
There is no record of him helping anybody before he entered politics or even when he finished his tenure as governor of anambra until he started contesting for 2023.

In fact, it is rumored that he was so stingy that he did not contribute towards his own campaign when he was VP to Atiku which was one of the reasons Atiku opted for Okowa to be his VP.

All these things he is doing are just for the camera

9jatriot:
I can promise you that this your thread will backfire against lamba king the same way the bouncing of Seyi bounced back on Obii and you guys will start crying hatred.


People that have your time will soon respond to you.

adioolayi:
If showing this side of humanity is all we can say about doing good (I am not saying it is bad ), Tinubu will be miles ahead....he feeds loads of people on daily basis.


All I am saying is, we can't let all these acts, though good, becloud our sense of judgement

9jatriot:
LOL... Because they talk say Seyi help person for Vatican, lamba king manufacture em own for naija.

This man and camera.

Today, while driving in the East on our way with Peter Obi for the burial of the outstanding late Nollywood icon, Mrs. Nkechi Winifred Nweje, we noticed a woman trying to board a bus on the other side of the road lifting a heavy bucket.

The bucket looked like it was quite heavy for her age, she found a bus but sadly why trying to get in, the bucket fell.
It was clear she was in distress.

Peter Obi immediately asked the driver to stop and was watching to ensure the woman was okay.
He then asked the driver to turn to her side of the road.

When we got towards her, PO got down from the car. She was excited and shocked to see him and immediately the sadness on her face turned to a beautiful smile.

She immediately asked for a hug and PO asked her if she was fine.

Some people around were trying to help her pack up what poured out from the bucket, to save at least what has not touched the sand.

She told us she was going to the market to sell it, as that is her only means of survival.

Peter Obi asked her the cost of the produce and she said it was around ₦8,000 and she’d sell them all for around ₦10,000 making a small profit of about ₦2,000.

She also said she doesn’t know how much she’d make from it again, since she has lost some of the produce.
She may not even make up to the cost.

Peter Obi immediately handed her some money to cover it all.
She screamed in excitement, hugged him and prayed for him.
She even took some of her produce and attempted to offer it to PO to show her appreciation.

The joy on her face seeing that someone lifted a burden for her was touching.

[b]Nigerians work so hard everyday for so little, while the political elite continue to steal, pad budgets and still squander our public wealth without even investing in the people or their health.
This woman’s story is not isolated. It’s the consequence of years of corruption, greed, and deliberate act of our leaders to make Nigerians poor and hungry.

You cannot tell the people to fast while you feast.
Nigerians are poorer now more than ever. Our country’s wealth should be used to improve healthcare for Nigerians, provide dignified jobs and invest in market access for small business owners but rather it is squandered by corrupt and greedy leaders.

We must build a Nigeria where public money goes into investing in the people.
We deserve leaders who have compassion for the people, and will invest in pulling Nigerians out of poverty.

A new Nigeria is POssible.

NgeneUkwenu:
PDP headquarters should be converted to Internally Displaced Politicians abode (IDP).

maxiuc:


I will create a topic on this and I want straightforward answers

My cousin bro got married to a woman that secret lured him into Court marriage and this is a girl that brought absolutely nothing it was my bro that trained her in university and ever since the court wedding this lady has been misbehaving and I got a clue from a closer friend of hers about her reasons for the court marriage and my cousin brother is very naive and stubborn type sometimes I used to tell him that no be to get money you get sense that's what he refuses to understand and he act to be on top the situation not knowing that the situation is on top him ,now the lady is kind of doing anything she wants to do kwatakwata if Dem divorce she will get a share from my cousin brother properties, she contributed absolutely nothing to the wealth of this my brother. now what does the Nigerian laws says about this should Incase divorce comes can she lay claim of any of my Brothers properties that she never contributed into and all this properties has been there before she came in as wife...

phoneport:
What is VIP about Hospital