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Penguin2:
After 2 years of Tinubu’s istration, it’s now time to properly rate him. And in this piece, I’m going to set aside my dislike for him and his values, and focus only on his actions so far as president; particularly on the reforms he has engineered since he came to power.

FUEL SUBSIDY: “Fuel Subsidy is gone” was part of the last phrases he uttered on his Inauguration Day and since that day till date, Nigeria has not remained the same. Fuel price ballooned to the roof and with it the cost of transport and essentials rose astronomically almost beyond the reach of an average Nigerian. But was he wrong? No.

Like we all heard them say, the 3 major candidates in the 2023 presidential election all promised to remove fuel subsidy once they get into office. What some have argued is that there may have been differences in “how” they would have gone about it. But Tinubu chose to go about it the way he did and we are here today.

Now, let me make an analogy of this fuel subsidy thing and how what we are going through is a necessary pain that is needed to set Nigeria on a solid foundation that nothing much will ever shake its roots again.

Take Nigeria as a child in oxygen in a hospital. Now, he has been in the oxygen for years draining the finances of his family ; both the father, mother, siblings and even extended family . Now, at a time, the family complained to the doctor that they no longer have money to continue to pay for the boy’s oxygen . They advised the doctor to remove the oxygen tank and allow the boy to breathe on his own. The doctor agreed. But each time the doctor removes the oxygen, the boy starts to struggle with breathe as though he is about to die. On the other hand, however, the family is always relieved of the expenses that comes with paying for oxygen. But not longer after, they would have to continue the expenses again because they can see their boy struggling for air and they don’t want him to die. Until one day another doctor came. And seeing how long the boy has been in oxygen, and the financial strain it has caused his family, advised the family to allow him remove the oxygen pipe and be ready for two things - it’s either the boy struggles for breathe until he dies or he struggles for breathe until he stabilizes and can now breathe on his own. The result is that the family is saved a huge cost and they can now channel that money into the training of their other children in school, payment of house rent and other bills. The boy too benefits as the family will no longer see him as a burden while he begins to heal naturally.

The above, I believe, best captures the situation Nigeria was in with fuel subsidy and why it needed to go. The grouse I have always had with Tinubu and his ers is that they knew Jonathan was doing the right thing when he removed this same subsidy in 2012 but they went ahead and almost shutdown the economy; only for them to come back more than 10 years later to do the same thing. That’s hypocrisy.

EXCHANGE RATE UNIFICATION: With what was obtainable in the previous exchange rate, you had Alhajis that were making billions on daily basis by getting dollar from CBN at official rate and selling to the populace at the so called “black market” rate. The unification eliminated this and took the economy of Nigeria to the right foundation where it belongs and not on bubbles that was sustained by constant pumping of dollars just to maintain a lie.

Right now, Nigeria is no longer living on bubbles and lies. Where you see us today is where we truly belong.

TAX REFORMS: The next thing Tinubu has done is tax reform. I read an analysis that said some of our tax laws are as old as 1948. That is grossly outdated and it is right that we have a tax istration law that is informed by the 21st century realities. If anything, a lot of countries with no minerals and all, survive only on what they generate through tax. So, Nigeria should not be an exception. We are making money from oil and other minerals resources, yes, but we can make even more money by also reforming our tax laws to make for more money to be generated through tax and also make Nigeria’s federating units start to see governance as business; that they would have to make their states friendly for investors to come in so they can generate tax.

REGIONALISM: He has not done it, but he will do it. In fact he already started by getting the Supreme Court to rule that governors no longer have the powers to sack elected LG Chairmen.

The next stop is State Police which is already in a concluding stage which will enable states to take charge of their own security and no longer what is presently obtainable.

Then he’s likely to move to resource control where powers will be given states/regions to control their resources and contribute some percentage to the center instead of the current configuration where the center owns everything and gives piecemeal to the regions.


In all of these, only a president like Tinubu who doesn’t care much about his popularity could have done this.

A Peter Obi, who would not have wanted to see his popularity diminish, would not have removed fuel subsidy in full so the people won’t suffer. But Nigeria would have lost instead. Also a Peter Obi would not have initiated the kind of Tax Reform Bills that Tinubu initiated lest the north say “we said it that you should never trust an Igbo man with power.”

An Atiku, a northerner, would not have unified the exchange rate as most beneficiaries of the dichotomy that was previously obtainable were his kinsmen. He would not have dared to remove food from the mouth of his people. Also, an Atiku would not have initiated the tax reform bills especially the part that talked about derivation as most of the states in his region are more interested in destroying beer bottles than they are in creating a conducive environment for investors to come in and establish any meaningful business or industry.

So, in all, only Tinubu could have initiated these necessary reforms that truly have long term benefits for the country even though it comes with a lot immediate pain.

Just maybe, Tinubu was a necessary Saul that needed to come before David; like Pastor Paul Adefarasin said days before the 2023 presidential election.

Penguin is a bird of reason!

Mynd44
Fergie001
Nlfpmod

Emilokan bird of reason

My advice to everyone out there "Make sure the person you prioritise will also prioritise you."

See them shouting marginalisation but the little power one of their own held he did terrible things with it.

Boogyman557:
Holly Gram Alota people don't believe till de see or experience..


Me I de NACK ASHAWOO well well..


if I begin count the number of ASHAWOO wey I de NACK in a month, e go reach to form full COMMUNITY!


The truth be told.. Some of those PROSTITUTESZ ain't human being..


I don see them well well.. alot I have seen but make I share 1 here..


that was 2018, in Lagos, ikeja..


I was coming back from ASHAWOO house around 3am in the morning, I stayed der up to dat time because the ASHAWOO house was having a party..


there was no bike or car so I decide to leg am..


I use leg from ikeja computer village to opebi, so I decide to URINATE some where and the area was kind of dark but not too dark..


As I de URINATE, NaSo I see one shiny cat like dat, coming out from one street, I wanted to stone the cart because I de eat cat before but my mind told me to wait alittle..


As I was watching the cat to know my next move, weda to stone it..


then the cat stayed one place close to the main road and stood there 4 some time..


then I start noticing the cat was getting kind of big..


I SWEAR DOWN, my head come de swell up..


it started changing into a young lady..


I SWEAR DOWN, this is a true life story and if no be the kind PESIN wey I be and some SPIRITUAL TINZ and TINZ wey I don see and experience, I for SHOUT but I still hold my self..


The changing was confusing because it will look like ur eyes is playing TRICK on u..


But this cat was actually changing into a lady..


After changing, she stood for sometime, looked up and down and started walking away..


my BLODA, them no de SHOUT for that kind tin ooo because u know no waiting fit happen..


If u like believe me and if u like no believe me, I no send ur PAPA..


This Life, Alota TINZ going on SPIRITUAL and PHYSICAL ..


LITE UP my WEED in peace


WTF MAN!

no be small WTF MAN

Kasdat5:
Any one with a ghost experience , please share

On this lovely day , a date il never forget , Sept 10 2021 , I was booked for Abuja - Zaria - Kano from Oyingbo , iddo park , trip was as smooth as ever , getting to Ibilo , @ a police check point , all angers came down for a little stretch . A lady said she wanted to ease herself just by a nearby bush , that was the last we saw of her ,after waiting for long tried her digits & NOK on the manifest , it rang but never answered.. police + customers officers @ the check point all searched for her for hours too .I still tried it today , no body has ever answered the call , & it's forever ringing , scary as it was , but %100 true

Maybe she was kidnapped or fell into a pit and died.

I now understand why they call POLAC "Academy of Wonders"

Accepting him in your space is weakness. Forgive him but don't accept him reason being that your were selfless to him in his darkest moment but choose to act evil when you needed him.

If Nigeria is a serious country you would have been in jail.

Nigeria is going back to pre 2015 era may God epp us

Am quite certain that marketer is the son of a corrupt civil or public servant.

Abeg o...

Sen Saidu Alkali present Minister of Transportation, is keenly eyeing Gombe State Government House against 2027.

Wahala no dey finish?

Father of plenty, how big is your wardrobe?

Congratulations Jerry

Congratulations and Happy retirement Sir

30k in Gombe

ojotobiloba1:

With HD or hdmi (Dstv or ps3/4) it's so so clear

But with watching DVD or all oda dstv channels without HD.. The pix resolution isn't amazing compare to hdmi connectivity.. Dose LG or Samsung just dey eat names

Boss are the Syinix tv still a good buy?

Good

Hmmm

Blitzking:
Buying luna at 15 dollars 100k naira worth when dollars was 570 or so


Not focusing on my laptop and phone sales business

Not accepting my first set of a Job in lagos

Investing 1800 dollars in a crypto project that was the profit I made by investing 400 dollars ..should have just cashed out and used the money to do other things

Not banging one of my ex in her office..well I didn't have cd on that faithful day before she moved to Uk

Buying a land that my mum advised me to buy..3plots in yewa ogun state that the man needed money for his child school fees he later died and his brother resold the land cos I hardly visited the area.

Selling my 168 solana at 10 dollars cos I needed to pay for wedding hall and other expenses cos everywhere been tight

that solana own hurts

Our President from the land of the rising Sun. 2039

This is timely

If you witness childbirth as a man it will mess with your thinking... to touch your wife go even fear you afterward.

APC

Police extortion is relatively low in the North than what is in Southern Nigeria. I pray your hustle open more doors for you.

Dauda da sexy guy

Baronthecelebri:
Ex boyfriend things

all ex in trouble

Him go kill you... noise maker

Very true

Nigeria system was never built to suit the poor man.