For Abuja, serious gbas gbos bust out on Wednesday as APC and opposition parties begin drag President Bola Tinubu over him claim say Nigeria don already meet 2025 revenue target.
APC dey hail di President say him don put Nigeria for road of economic recovery. But opposition parties wey include African Democratic Congress (ADC), Labour Party (LP), New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) and di Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP) no gree. Dem talk say Tinubu dey celebrate empty numbers while Nigerians dey suffer heavy wahala from fuel subsidy removal, inflation, and high cost of living.
Economists sef don join matter, dem dey doubt di President statement say Federal Government don stop local borrowing. Dem point finger go Debt Management Office (DMO) and Central Bank (CBN) wey still dey run debt market waka, ask how di President own gist match with di real economic ground level.
Tinubu talk say from January to August 2025, non-oil revenue collections reach N20.59 trillion, which be 40.5% increase from 2024 numbers. Him even yarn say government no dey borrow from local banks again, and him Renewed Hope Agenda go continue to focus on infrastructure, food security, and healthcare.
But opposition no gree. ADC say wetin be di sense of revenue target wey no touch di life of ordinary Nigerians? NNPP accuse Tinubu of “tax and spend” style wey dey squeeze citizens. CUPP yarn say di President dey “disconnected from reality,” while Labour Party call APC “party of lies.”
Meanwhile, experts warn say numbers dey sweet but borrowing never stop. Some say maybe government just dey try balance di N13 trillion deficit, while others like Professor Akpan Ekpo and Marcel Okeke describe Tinubu claim as “surprising, laughable and unrealistic.”
TheStreetNewspaper observe say di tori clear – while APC dey use di revenue milestone package as evidence of progress, opposition and experts dey point say na different reality dey bite Nigerians for street: hunger, inflation, and weak naira.
