Everyone knows that I am a fan of ex-President Yar’Adua. In 2017, I delivered a major speech in the Yar’Adua Center on the invitation of the trustee. He was a compassionate national leader in Nigeria . He was the President who voted for more money, per year, to develop Niger Delta than any government in history. It was so big that after his death, the government reduced it. His ascension was brief and Nigeria lost a good man.
BusinessDay has the full data on how our presidents have performed since 1999 – Yar’Adua ran the table; President Buhari has not even started!: “At no point in its 60-year history has Nigeria’s economy expanded slower than its population for a longer period than between 2015 and 2020, an indictment on President Muhammadu Buhari who has led the country in that time. With data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showing a 1.9-percent contraction in 2020, ……”
Before you throw political attacks, the newspaper used government data, mainly the National Bureau of Statistics for this piece. This is data talking.
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When a cattlle rearer that could not multiply his cow runs a nation, what do you expect?
Spot ON! My very take since he showed up for the 3rd run for the President with the same 200 cattles in 8 years.