Dear Citizens of Nigeria,
I hope you see what is occurring in the Republic of Senegal, where its government has just collapsed over the issue of a fuel subsidy, which it can no longer afford, after it rose from $418 million to $2.3 billion because of the Middle East crisis.
Sadly, this crippling fuel subsidy has drained the revenues of that beloved nation and seriously limited the government’s ability to provide social services.
I hope Nigerians can now see the wisdom of His Excellency, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Federal Republic of Nigeria, who foresaw this ahead for Nigeria and took harsh but necessary decisions that have now resulted in an economically and politically stable climate for our country.
This is why Nigeria has experienced 12 consecutive quarters of GDP growth and trade surpluses, adding $67 billion to our economy and moving us from a GDP of ₦269.29 trillion on May 29, 2023, when Asiwaju became President, to ₦372.8 trillion today.
Nigerians may recall that, in addition to Senegal, Mr Peter Obi had urged Nigeria to emulate the economic policies of Argentina, Bangladesh, and Indonesia.
Given the economic realities of today, and the soundness of the Nigerian polity, especially the fact that the International Monetary Fund acknowledged us as the sixth largest contributor to world GDP growth in 2025, it is hoped that Mr. Peter Obi can be honest to his followers and true to his conscience by admitting that he was wrong and that, indeed, President Tinubu’s policies were the right panacea for Nigeria.
And just as I congratulate President Bola Tinubu for winning the APC Presidential Primary election today with 10,999,162 votes, I urge Nigerians to remember whose economic policies brought Nigeria out of the doldrums, and whose would have plunged us into crisis.
Reno Omokri
Ambassador Designate to Mexico. Gospeller. Deep Thinker. #TableShaker. #1 Bestselling author of Facts Versus Fiction: The True Story of the Jonathan Years. Hodophile. Hollywood Magazine Humanitarian of the Year, 2019. Business Insider Influencer of the Year, 2022. 21st Most Talked About Person in Africa, 2024.
