President Bola Ahmed TinubuOne of the things Nigerians had against their former president, Muhammadu Buhari, was that he travelled too often and in the process, was ‘unaware’ of the difficulties they faced at home.
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, who promised to continue where Buhari stopped, is now on the same trajectory. Tinubu actually looks set to better Buhari’s record in every ramifications.
Whereas Buhari was reported to have travelled abroad 51 times while in office for eight years, Tinubu has reportedly travelled abroad 11 times in less than six months. Beat that!
Apart from being united with Buhari in globetrotting, the two Nigerian rulers share another thing in common: they tend to open up when they are abroad.
While Buhari could ‘misyarn’ abroad, especially Germany, Tinubu can gloat and beat his chest abroad, especially in Germany.
Anyone who thought that Buhari was completely ineffectual and ineffective in office would think again if they remembered how he threw the ‘other room’ into the Nigerian lexicon. It was in Germany that Buhari told the world that his wife, Aisha, was meant for the ‘other room’.
In his recent trip to Germany, Tinubu showed that he would not be outdone by Buhari as he gloated that he made or even created Lagos.
He said, “Today, I can proudly beat my chest that Lagos state is on the horizon and the fifth-largest economy in Africa, rising from zero. That is the track record that got me into this office as the president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.”
Our president didn’t stop there. He told his audience that he deserved a place in the Guinness Book of World Records for the reforms he had embarked on that had remade Nigeria.
He said, “Nigeria voted for me for reforms and from day one of my inauguration, I started the reforms. To me, if you didn’t mention me in the Guinness Book of Records, I’d strive to find a way to insert myself because I did it without expectation.”
This wasn’t the first time our president would gloat about removing fuel subsidy without any resistance from anywhere.
While in France, Tinubu had narrated how he overuled current Minister of Finance, Wale Edun, and current Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake, to declare that subsidy was gone.
“I let out the giant elephant of fuel subsidy without bringing down the house,” the president told Nigerians in France.
Talking recently on the effect of subsidy removal on government finances, Edun disclosed that government revenue had shot up from about N650bn a month to more than N1tn a month.
Before the government officials drain our ears with how successful the present administration has been, it is important to remind them some elementary economics.
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, who promised to continue where Buhari stopped, is now on the same trajectory. Tinubu actually looks set to better Buhari’s record in every ramifications.
Whereas Buhari was reported to have travelled abroad 51 times while in office for eight years, Tinubu has reportedly travelled abroad 11 times in less than six months. Beat that!
Apart from being united with Buhari in globetrotting, the two Nigerian rulers share another thing in common: they tend to open up when they are abroad.
While Buhari could ‘misyarn’ abroad, especially Germany, Tinubu can gloat and beat his chest abroad, especially in Germany.
Anyone who thought that Buhari was completely ineffectual and ineffective in office would think again if they remembered how he threw the ‘other room’ into the Nigerian lexicon. It was in Germany that Buhari told the world that his wife, Aisha, was meant for the ‘other room’.
In his recent trip to Germany, Tinubu showed that he would not be outdone by Buhari as he gloated that he made or even created Lagos.
He said, “Today, I can proudly beat my chest that Lagos state is on the horizon and the fifth-largest economy in Africa, rising from zero. That is the track record that got me into this office as the president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.”
Our president didn’t stop there. He told his audience that he deserved a place in the Guinness Book of World Records for the reforms he had embarked on that had remade Nigeria.
He said, “Nigeria voted for me for reforms and from day one of my inauguration, I started the reforms. To me, if you didn’t mention me in the Guinness Book of Records, I’d strive to find a way to insert myself because I did it without expectation.”
This wasn’t the first time our president would gloat about removing fuel subsidy without any resistance from anywhere.
While in France, Tinubu had narrated how he overuled current Minister of Finance, Wale Edun, and current Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake, to declare that subsidy was gone.
“I let out the giant elephant of fuel subsidy without bringing down the house,” the president told Nigerians in France.
Talking recently on the effect of subsidy removal on government finances, Edun disclosed that government revenue had shot up from about N650bn a month to more than N1tn a month.
Before the government officials drain our ears with how successful the present administration has been, it is important to remind them some elementary economics.
There are three players in any economy – the government, businesses and households.
Yes, the government is making more money than it was making during the tail-end of the Buhari years. However, the households are shrinking and can hardly afford the essentials required for everyday living. Galloping inflation has driven basic commodities beyond the reach of majority of Nigerians.
Yes, the government is making more money than it was making during the tail-end of the Buhari years. However, the households are shrinking and can hardly afford the essentials required for everyday living. Galloping inflation has driven basic commodities beyond the reach of majority of Nigerians.
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