6/ Indonesia had stronger institutions, a more diversified economy, better exports and social support during reform. Nigeria copied the pain, not the structure. So yes, study history — all of it, not just the parts useful for propaganda
Indonesia’s inflation shock was about 8.36%. Nigeria hit 34.8%. Comparing both as if they are the same is like comparing a sprained ankle to two broken legs and shouting “same recovery speed.” The starting wounds were not the same.
Do you know where Indonesia was after the removal of subsidy? They were exactly where we are now!
In 2015, their inflation doubled to 8.3% and growth hit a 5-year low. The 'Obidients' of Indonesia were crying that the country was finished.
But they held the line. By 2016, inflation dropped to 3%, and today they are the 7th largest economy in the world.
Nigeria hit 34% in 2024(bcus of how heavily declined our economy was), and we’ve already dragged it to 15.69% in 2026. We are recovering FASTER than they did. Study history or stay silent! 🤫
5/ Also, NBS rebased CPI to a 2024 base period. So comparing the old 34% series with the new 15.69% series as if it’s a straight fall is not apples to apples. The drop looks cleaner on Twitter than it is in real life.
@Flohairs So this isn’t “study history or stay silent.” It’s “stop abusing history to defend suffering.” Indonesia proves reform CAN work — when properly managed. It does not prove Nigerians are wrong to demand accountability.
@Flohairs Indonesia is “7th largest economy” only by PPP, not nominal GDP — where it ranks 17th. Also their reform worked because it came with social safety nets, fiscal discipline & infrastructure investment. Nigeria copied the policy and skipped the structure.
The darkest irony is this — he essentially told grieving, terrified Nigerians: “The Bible says don’t kill. Anyway, here’s a story where the child survived.”
To people watching a beheading video and waiting for news of kidnapped children.
“A child was replaced with animal” — he’s literally telling people whose children are CURRENTLY in captivity being tortured… a story where things worked out fine in the end. The Abraham/Isaac story ends with the child SAFE. These children are NOT safe. Thats the worst analogy.
“Nowhere in holy teaching should you kill” — Sir. The bandits KNOW that. They just don’t CARE. You’re preaching to the wrong audience AND you’re using a sermon as a substitute for an actual answer. The families don’t need a theology lesson, they need their children back.
@DralliSamuel@boye4christ2006 No wahala. When it is your own family member’s head on the ground and your own children are being tortured in the bush, let the president come and preach peace to you and explain that “a child was replaced by an animal.”
Maybe then you’ll understand that sermon is not governance
@DralliSamuel@boye4christ2006 No wahala. When it is your own family member’s head on the ground and your own children are being tortured in the bush, let the president come and preach peace to you and explain that “a child was replaced by an animal.”
Maybe then you’ll understand that sermon is not governance