President Tinubu Met A Disastrous Economy – Wike

By Gideon Njoku

Any new Government inherits the good and the bad. But it does seem that the Government inherited by President Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in 2023 from his predecessor, President Muhammadu Buhari, also of the APC, was more of bad than good, especially in the economy.

According to the Minister for the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, only one word can quite describe the economy Tinubu inherited – Disaster.

From the week Tinubu was sworn into office, with his famous “fuel subsidy is gone” it has been unprecedented sufferings for Nigerians. There has been scarcity of everything. Food. Fuel. Cash. No electricity. High cost of everything. The Naira is down as never before.  Anger and frustration reign. Nigerians have become beggars.

The Government says it’s gradually, but successfully handling the issues. But the people have ran out of patience. They hold the Government responsible for their sufferings.

Some people, however, understand that the country, especially, the economy, which President Tinubu inherited was gone.

This thought was reinforced Friday night when Wike featured in an interview session he had with Seun Okinbaloye on Channels TV.

When it was put to Wike that Nigerians rate the Federal Government which Minister he is as the worst ever, and how he rates the Tinubu Administration, he said Nigerians will not understand how bad things were when Tinubu came into office.

To put it mildly, the Minister said, Tinubu inherited “disaster.”

Yet, the question not a few people are asking is: Granted that is true, why did the President say he would follow Buhari’s footsteps and continue from where former President stopped?