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Nigerians Still in Hell Despite Reforms : ADC Chieftain

A chieftain of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Nelson Ahamefula Akuma, has dismissed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s economic reforms as “building castles in the air,” insisting they have brought no relief to the ordinary Nigerian.

Reacting to the president’s recent claim that his policies are stabilising the economy and restoring investor confidence, the Ebonyi-born businessman and politician argued that governance should be measured by the quality of citizens’ lives, not statistics.

“Nigerians are still going through hell under this administration, and worse still, there is no hope of things getting better anytime soon,” Akuma said. “Instead of addressing the real problems facing Nigerians, the ruling party is busy dishing out propaganda, half-truths, and outright lies to deceive the public.”
Akuma noted that while Tinubu boasts of improved foreign reserves and a “stable” exchange rate, basic necessities remain out of reach.

“The cheapest bag of rice now sells for over ₦80,000. Tinubu claims to have stabilised the naira at ₦1,500 to a dollar  but this is what he inherited at just ₦400 under Buhari. Is that not shameful? He also talks of investor confidence, yet Nigeria attracted only $1 billion in foreign direct investment last year, compared to over $40 billion each by Kenya and Egypt,” he said.

He further accused the government of failing to address worsening poverty and insecurity, stressing that many local governments in the North are under the control of bandits and terrorists.
“Tinubu says he is strengthening agriculture to achieve food security, but how can that be possible amid pervasive insecurity? States like Benue, Plateau, and even my own Ebonyi, which are major food-producing areas, are under siege. Farmers can’t access their lands because bandits have taken over the forests. So where exactly is this so-called progress?” he queried.

Akuma described the APC years as “years of the locust,” urging Nigerians to prepare for the 2027 elections.
“There is no way Nigerians can continue voting the same way and expect a different result. What people need is food on their tables and the ability to sleep with both eyes closed not empty claims about reforms that bring no tangible change,” he declared.

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