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10 Nov, 5 tweets, 1 min read
He simply opened the borders post Abacha and allowed European countries dump 1988 Opel Vectra cars and "no testing" electronical appliances. Sold FG assets, devalued the Naira from N22 to N105 to a $1, increased fuel price from N20 - N75, increased minimum wage from N3000 - N7500
Gave out import waivers, generators " I better pass my neighbours", okirika clothes, pencils, biros, biscuits, food. Nigeria became a dumping ground. Inflation jumped to 18% and came down to single digits before the end of his tenure.
It was a period that Nigeria needed to forge ahead on industrialisation, power generation, revamp of security architecture, road construction, rail system, a proper electoral process, LG autonomy, oil refining capacity, University education, tertiary healthcare etc.
Political killings, Bar Beach nearly swallowed Lagos, Niger Delta kidnappings of oil workers and agitations, Massob, Egbesu, Bakassi Boys, OPC and Boko Haram.
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A friend was discussing the huge number out of school children in Nigeria today, so I asked him how many of those kids are from his state, he didn't know. I asked him to name the commissioner for Education is in his state - no response.
I asked him if he knows the amount that was budgeted for Education in his state, no response. I asked him if he is aware that primary education is under the purview of his LG and there are local Govrnment Education Authorities in each LG, no response.
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One day I was travelling from Ondo to Ilorin, I drove through Ado Ekiti, then the expressway outwards Ado was under construction, a stone hit my radiator and it started leaking. I didn't know until I got to a village between Ekiti and Ilorin. A proper village with mud houses
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You have constantly voted for PDP, the party that was in power for 16 years. Who treated you badly, PDP? GEJ? Have you scrutinised your governors as well? When did the bad treatment start? Why didn't you call for a referendum during GEJ or when Igbo men led the senate and HOR?
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How did you measure the energy? I have friends in the frontline, I have a friend who has been fighting in the dangerous forests of Zamfara and Katsina for months. He barely sleeps, no day passes without him facing killers and bandits. Do you think they are sharing biscuits there?
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