Yusuf Abdulbasit

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[Foundational Nupe Lawyer @egi_nupe]

lol I bet you were intimidated by the list

[A. Ayofe @abdullahayofel]

Omo, Ogogo daughters did the “your daddy once said” challenge 😭

Rest in perfect peace, Legend 🕊️

[Ayekooto @DeeOneAyekooto]

SEN BINDOW RETURNS TO APC, ENDORSES PARTY CANDIDATES, PLEDGES SUPPORT FOR VICTORY

Former Governor of Adamawa State and former Senator, His Excellency Mohammed Umar Jibrilla Bindow, has officially returned to the All Progressives Congress (APC) and formally re-registered as a member of the party in his ward in Mubi.

Bindow’s return was witnessed by the Mubi APC Chairman, Alhaji Ahmadu Guruja, alongside thousands of supporters, political associates, friends, family members and well-wishers who gathered to receive him.

Speaking after his registration, the former governor said his decision followed extensive consultations with political associates and confidants, stressing that his return was consistent with his long-standing commitment to party discipline and his position against anti-party activities.

He disclosed that he had also held consultations with his brother and close political confidant, His Excellency Senator Kashim Shettima, GCON, Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, before making the decision.

Bindow further recalled his recent meeting with His Excellency Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, describing the encounter as cordial and memorable. He said the President expressed happiness over his return to the APC family.

In a significant political statement, Senator Bindow endorsed all APC candidates and pledged his full support for the party’s success at the polls. He emphasized that his return is not driven by personal ambition or division, but by a desire to strengthen the APC, unite its stakeholders and contribute to its electoral success.

He also spoke warmly about his relationship with his younger brother, Rt Hon Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri, Governor of Adamawa State, emphasizing the mutual respect and goodwill between them.

The former governor equally acknowledged his longstanding relationship with the APC governorship candidate in Adamawa State, Alhaji Ahmed Tijjani Galadima, and other party leaders and stakeholders.

With his return, Senator Bindow has opened a new chapter in his political journey—one centered on unity, loyalty, consultation and collective effort toward the progress of Adamawa State and Nigeria.

He returns not to divide, but to unite; not to fight, but to build; and not for personal ambition, but to work with the APC and its candidates toward victory.

[Zamani @Zamani_WLK]

The funniest thing about Tinubu’s achievements is that 20 years from now, some Obidient will be proudly telling his children how the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway, Sokoto-Badagry Highway, subsidy removal, tax reform, state policing, NELFUND etc were achieved in his time.

The same person who spent years insisting Tinubu was clueless.

History will be brutal with these people. 😂

[Rotimi Adeosun (RMA). @adeosunm]

The facts and honest assessment by the real stakeholders of the Nigerian industries and expert opinion of the economists of global reputation, rather than the voodoo populist economics and empty rhetorics of the failed people behind the current Nigerian economic situation, but still playing on sentiments of Nigerians. Let's be guided!

NGOZI OKONJO-IWEALA'S INCISIVE ASSESSMENT ON FUEL SUBSIDY REMOVAL:

"It's a question of, of saying where can the money have the most impact? is it really getting to those, for-- to whom it's supposed to help, or would it do better, delivering services that people don't, don't have? would it also lead to more job creation if it were used in a different way?

And lastly, is it leading to a situation where down the road, really the country would be facing, bankruptcy in a way, and, and I don't say that lightly. We look at what is happening in Greece now and in Ireland.

For years, these countries didn't make the right decision. It, it, it takes a lot of courage...

... they kept borrowing and borrowing to finance their development, and it came to a point when they crashed, and it's the crash is so bad now, there's massive unemployment, the country doesn't function, and, you know, the-- it's, it's a bit a basket case." - Dr. NOI

NOW, LOOK AT THE REALITY THAT FOLLOWED.

At the time of this interview, 27 state governments reportedly struggled to pay workers' salaries, including Anambra State under Peter Obi.

The Federal Government itself was increasingly borrowing to meet recurrent obligations, including salaries.

Our tertiary institutions were starved of adequate funding, while the academic calendar was repeatedly thrown into disarray.

In 2013 alone, Nigerian universities were shut for approximately 5 months and 15 days during the ASUU strike under Jonathan.

And then our debts grew in an unsustainable proportion...

Now, understand the context - Debt may not be evil in itself. Nations borrow to build roads, railways, power plants, schools and industries. The danger begins when borrowing becomes a substitute for production, and debt becomes a companion to consumption rather than development.

Because when a government borrows to consume, tomorrow becomes the collateral for today's appetite.

And years later, Nigeria would find itself in the uncomfortable territory where an increasingly large portion of government revenue was being swallowed by debt service, leaving less fiscal space for the development Nigerians desperately needed.

This is why Okonjo-Iweala's warning deserves to be read beyond the politics of the moment.

Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala by the way holds:

• A.B. in Economics - Harvard University, graduating magna cum laude.
• Master in City Planning (MCP) - Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
• Ph.D. in Regional Economics and Development - MIT.

On the other hand, Atiku Abubakar's documented academic qualifications include a Diploma in Hygiene/Public Health from the School of Hygiene, Kano.

This is not an attempt to insult anyone.

It is a question of expertise, training and demonstrated competence.

When the subject is the architecture of an economy, fiscal sustainability, public finance and national development, whose analysis would you ordinarily give greater weight to?

The economist trained at Harvard and MIT, who spent decades at the World Bank and twice served as Nigeria's Finance Minister?

Or the politician whose formal academic qualification is principally diplomas in sweeping and mopping public spaces AKA 'Wole-Wole'.

Politics may make everyone an expert at the microphone.

But economics remains a discipline.

And when the chickens come home to roost, the economy does not respect political slogans.

[Bashir Ahmad, OON @BashirAhmaad]

Dear Sen. @KwankwasoRM

I respectfully disagree with this characterization of the APC Presidential Campaign Council. It is fair to scrutinize any government and demand better governance, but reducing the 2027 contest to a simplistic battle between oppressors and the oppressed does little to advance serious national debate.

The APC’s campaign council should be judged by the policies, programmes and vision it presents to Nigerians, not merely by the political identities of the individuals serving in it and the 2027 election should be a contest of ideas, records, competence and competing visions for Nigeria’s future.

On Senator Abdul’aziz Yari, we all believe he is experienced enough to make his own judgment about whether to accept a national responsibility. His experience as a former governor and senior political leader should be seen as an asset to the political process, not automatically interpreted as complicity in every challenge confronting the country.

Nigerians are not passive victims waiting for political actors to tell them what their choices are. They are intelligent citizens capable of examining the records of governments, comparing alternatives and deciding for themselves what direction they want the country to take.

The 2027 election should therefore be about performance, ideas and the future of Nigeria, not inflammatory labels of “oppressors” and “oppressed.”

Let Nigerians decide.

Bashir Ahmad, OON
National Director, Media Monitoring and Rapid Response
City Movement

[JJ. Omojuwa @Omojuwa]

Nobody get zeal pass former Obidients. Lol. I guess it’s the energy that comes from being able to finally use your brain without fear of being mobbed.

[Woye @woye1]

Multiple exchange rates mean you need “connections” at the CBN.

2: We can’t go back to that era.

3: Ask Rabiu and Elumelu Tony

[• @aliyuyahas]

Fuel “subsidy is gone” for good. Channel that energy into holding those entrusted with managing our meagre public resources accountable.

The subsidy savings, if any, only gave the government a breathing space. This is why I’m particularly frustrated when a state like Yobe, with a GDP per capita of roughly $700, allocates scarce public resources to white-elephant projects.

At such a low level of economic output, every naira should be directed toward investments that create real jobs, raise productivity, and improve citizens’ quality of life.

[Ayekooto @DeeOneAyekooto]

I disagree with those who said "I will restore petrol subsidy" is politically correct. Absolute fallacy. It is neither politically correct nor economically sensible. It is, however, ignorantly, destructively and sabotagingly correct!

It is also barbarically and lunatically correct too!

[Dr. Toks 🦇 @fimiletoks]

100 litre fuel tank is either a G wagon or a Toyota Landcruier v8. Minimum wage earners must be so rich in Nigeria.

You will never hear a Nigerian elite clamour for improved mass transit because they don't use it. The mass transit buses use diesel, CNG and Electric.

PBAT's CNG initiative does not favour them. They won't use the CNG commercial buses, they can't convert their luxury SUVs to CNG. All they want is subsidy through the back door to fund their lifestyle and conrinue their smuggling business.

[Reno Omokri @renoomokri]

If Fuel Subsidy Should Reappear, The Following Things Will Disappear

Regular payment of civil servants' salaries
NELFUND Student Loans
Uninterrupted academic calendar in our universities, since there won't be enough money to look after ASUU
Growth of the Dangote Refinery
The recent salary increases for the military
The just announced expansion of the Nigerian Army from the current eight Divisions to twelve Divisions
Our Foreign Reserves of $52 billion
The stability of the Naira
Rapid nationwide infrastructural development, including the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway, Sokoto-Illela-Badagry Superhighway, and the Eastern Railway Corridor
And finally, insecurity will increase because the Federal Government will not be able to fund the rearmament of our military

I urge Nigerians to stay the course and have faith in President Bola Tinubu's handling of our economy, which has seen our GDP add $67 billion in two years, as well as witnessing 14 uninterrupted cycles of both GDP growth and trade surpluses. All of this macroeconomic stability will be jeopardised if Nigeria reverses the gains of subsidy removal.

Actions have consequences, especially poorly thought-out actions targeted at political ends rather than economic goals.

Bemigho Reno Omokri

[𝔼𝕟𝕟𝕪 @ennyola0015]

Africa is looking at moving away from just digging up minerals and shipping them out.
The focus is now on processing them on the continent, bringing in serious investment, and holding on to more of the profits.

This marks a clear break from earlier agreements with China that allowed raw materials to leave duty-free.

President Bola Tinubu will chair the third high-level roundtable on critical minerals, organised by the Africa Minerals Strategy Group, on 21 September 2026 in Manhattan.

[Bolaji Fesomade @MasterBolaji]

Amount spent subsidising the dollar under:

Obasanjo: $60B
Yar’Adua: $58B
GEJ: $125B
Buhari: $145B
Tinubu: $0

Nigeria spent $388B in 24 years subsidising the dollar until Tinubu stopped it.

Imagine the infrastructure $388B could have built for us.

Thank you, BAT!

[Ayekooto @DeeOneAyekooto]

Macroeconomics is not small inside the world. That is the foundation upon which long lasting economic prosperity and stability will be built. The very foundation of economic breakthrough that Olodo of Dubai Atiku Abubakar is threatening to reverse

[D A M I L O L A @Olomu_Aperan]

Mr President said he didn’t believe in price control during a media chat, people thought he was only being sarcastic. He said, to bring down the price of goods, we will continue to work hard to supply the market. And it’s happening in our very eyes

[JJ. Omojuwa @Omojuwa]

In that 2018, the CBN pumped roughly $40 billion into the FX market to hold the naira steady.

The people best placed to profit from that were not the market woman or the trader. They were the few with the right access at the CBN.

So anyone who invokes the 2018 exchange rate, or the rate at any point in the past, without also saying what it took to hold it there and who actually benefited, is either hiding something or does not understand what they are saying. Neither is a good look.

We must decide what we want. Do we want the government fixing the price of FX in Abuja and thereby choosing who may access it? The two go together like mass and gravity. You cannot have one without the other.

The government can decide tomorrow morning that the Naira is 200 to the U.S. Dollar. It takes a single page of policy. But to celebrate that ₦200 rate without naming the direct and indirect costs of holding it is to be unkind to the very people who will pay them, whether they know it or not.

It is tiring to keep seeing passport pages stamped with the fantasy rates of 'the good old days,' and tweets like this one, without asking what people truly want.

In those same days, every sensible person hammered the government for keeping this exact policy. Now we remember it with nostalgia. We called it a scandal then. If we were right to do so then, what's with the Exodus 16 behaviour now?

So which is it?

[DANIEL @DanielWhalee]

You obviously do not know what it means to be unproductive. Nigeria is littered with a lot of unproductive people- No enterprise, they produce nothing, but have wealth. So you can have employees without being productive. No productive person( especially one with so many employees like you claim) will trade 2hrs in a fuel queue for cheaper PMS.
Subsidies are gone forever, your candidate will lose. No more free money. You will have to be productive going forward to keep your numerous employees.

[Channels Television @channelstv]

“Because the reform [by Tinubu's government] has impacted significantly more on the state revenues, we expect the subnationals to do a lot more in addressing these poverty issues. Some of them, their budgets have increased by almost 500%; some by 400% over the last four years.”

-Muda Yusuf, Economist/CEO CPPE

#SundayPolitics

[DANIEL @DanielWhalee]

No matter how much you dislike this administration there are certain things you can't deny, lest you appear like an illiterate.