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With respect, this post raises valid pains but suspends logic for emotion and selective facts. Reforms are not “reckless punishment”, they are necessary corrections to decades of unsustainable distortions.
Now, let us examine your points with evidence, not assumptions, as it appears to me, no any logical or factually grounded counter has been offered, just heat.
Point 1 - “Strips benefits, offers virtually nothing”:
False. The FG has deployed massive palliatives: N5bn+ per state in food/fertiliser, expanded cash transfers (HoPE-CT/NG-CARES reaching millions), ₦25k+ wage awards, pension support, and NELFUND student loans (hundreds of billions disbursed to over a million students). CNG initiatives are rolling out conversion centres and stations nationwide to cut transport costs. These are documented bridges, not “nothing.” World Bank and IMF have noted these efforts alongside stabilisation gains.
Point 2 - No investments, factories, or electricity:
The savings and new revenues are funding real infrastructure. Coastal Highway, Sokoto-Badagry Expressway, AKK Gas Pipeline, rail expansions, PHC revitalisation (thousands upgraded), and power reforms under the Electricity Act enabling states/private players. CNG push is creating jobs in conversion and maintenance. IMF 2025 Article IV praises bold reforms (subsidy removal, FX unification) for improved resilience, revenue, and investor confidence. No “Industrial Revolution” overnight, structural change takes time, but direction is clear. Pre-reform trajectory was fiscal collapse.
Point 3 - Wealth transfer to elites:
Increased FAAC allocations have enabled many states to pay salaries consistently (impossible pre-2023 in several cases) and fund projects. Yes, governance challenges and leakages exist, so it is in order to demand accountability. But dismissing all as “private pockets” ignores visible projects, tax reforms for equity, digital registries for transparency, and private sector responses (NGX rally on reform signals). Local Government autonomy ruling further decentralises development. Not perfect, but not “purely wealth transfer.”
Point 4: Hardships & “Suffering without purpose”:
Hardships are real; inflation, fuel costs hit hard. No denial. But calling it purposeless ignores expert consensus: World Bank notes reforms stopped Nigeria from “fiscal cliff” and created space for people-centred actions (social safety nets, food inflation fight). IMF highlights stabilisation, growth potential, and resilience. Electricity/security are inherited + multifaceted problems; efforts like CNG/gas value chain and state police pushes address them. Reversing to old subsidy regime solves nothing, it returns debt and shortages.
I agree, implementation can and must improve, better targeting, communication, anti-corruption. But your response presents a one-sided “elitist, futile” narrative that downplays necessity and documented progress.
True reform serves people long-term by fixing fundamentals. Painful? Yes. Reckless? No. Evidence shows deliberate direction with light ahead for those who see beyond immediate emotion.
Disagree on gaps? Fair game. But let’s engage facts, not suspend logic. Demand better execution from all leaders across all levels of government, without cherry-picking.
@sqaunder1960@egi_nupe Back to your cave Homo Erectus
You lack the intellectual ability to engage me. You are far below me on the food chain. Go back to your stick and stones wallowing in poverty
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Meet the required publication count, conferences, teaching, community service etc. give or take 9 years you can become a Prof.