First, the elections are over, and that means we can have a conversation on the economic state of Nigeria. I try to use my feed to provide what I think is an unbiased and balanced perspective, for the good of our nation.
Yes, I maintain that APC is causing Nigeria a lost decade and I have data to make my case. It has nothing to do with any person. I am simply looking at hard data.
Good People, check the plot of Nigeria per capita income since 1999; they stopped the trajectory when they came in. For years, even in the depth of the Great Recession of 2007/ 2008, Nigeria was growing the GNI per capita. But somehow, a team came and the slope froze. This is not to say that PDP was better, but if you look at comparative time periods, PDP has outperformed in all categories.
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I posit and I believe this: if GEJ had won reelection in 2015, that curve would not have fallen, and that does imply that Leadership is a key component of Nigeria’s problems.
If you do not agree with my thesis, share your own data and let us have a debate.
First, the elections are over, and that means we can have a conversation on the economic state of Nigeria. I try to use my feed to provide what I think is an unbiased and balanced perspective, for the good of our nation.
Yes, I maintain that APC is causing Nigeria a lost decade… pic.twitter.com/UTvHV1uZCE
— Ndubuisi Ekekwe (@ndekekwe) February 21, 2024
*Data from World Bank
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“Yes, I maintain that APC is causing Nigeria a lost decade and I have data to make my case. It has nothing to do with any person. I am simply looking at hard data.” No, it’s also about any person and some persons. We cannot subsume glaring incompetence and ineptitude under party banners. Buhari wasn’t just terrible, he also brought misfortune alongside. Tinubu isn’t much better, so don’t think he has more to give, it’s finished already.
Talking about parties, the PDP was corrupt, nobody is arguing that. But for APC, it’s not just corrupt, it’s also vile and spreads hate. Both investors and honest citizens don’t have faith in the APC leadership, both past and present, and when such is the case, you are never going to advance. Put your ear on the ground, and you will know everything there’s about how people feel about the political leadership.
Those who are not ignorant and hateful know what it is; the ignorant and hate-filled ones cannot challenge your position or engage in any meaningful debate, because they are too empty to understand basic things, let alone governance.
No one apologizes for excellence, so always rub it on their faces, you do not need to be politically correct about glaring failures and wanton ineptitude.