Tinubu, look at your mates. While Ghana’s President John Mahama is busy resetting his country’s economy with surgical precision, you’re busy resetting Nigerians’ patience with a sledgehammer. Ghana just posted a single-digit inflation rate of 9.4% in September 2025, the lowest since August 2021, thanks to disciplined fiscal reforms, targeted monetary policy, and a government that actually seems interested in solving problems.
Meanwhile, Nigeria’s inflation is still doing push-ups at 20.12% as of August 2025. Food inflation? A spicy 21.87%, enough to make a pot of jollof rice feel like a luxury item. But don’t worry, Nigerians are told to “endure the pain for future gain”, while Mr president and his entourage cruise around in convoys longer than a Netflix series, burning fuel and funds like they’re auditioning for Fast & Frivolous: Abuja Drift.
Let’s talk about the ₦54.9 trillion budget for 2025 - ₦15.81 trillion is earmarked for debt servicing. That’s more than the combined budgets for education, health, and infrastructure. But, who needs schools when you can have summits? Who needs hospitals when you can have hangars full of presidential jets?
While Ghana is cutting interest rates to stimulate growth and attract investment, Nigeria is still trying to figure out how to make borrowing less painful than a root canal. And while Ghana’s government officials are busy meeting IMF benchmarks and unlocking billions in support, Nigeria’s elite are unlocking new levels of opulence - complete with designer agbadas and Dubai shopping sprees.
Meanwhile, every time the numbers look too ugly, we hear about “rebasing.” It’s like giving a failing student a new report card template and hoping the grades magically improve. The government says the economy is growing, but the only thing visibly expanding is the waistline of the political class and the gap between rich and poor.
Ghana, Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso - countries often dismissed by Western media as unstable are now showing signs of self-determination, resource control, and economic assertiveness. Meanwhile, Nigeria is stuck in a loop of borrowed ideas, borrowed funds, and borrowed time.
Dear President Tinubu,
You’ve achieved your lifelong dream. You’re now “Mr. President.” The title is yours. The portraits are hung. The convoy is fueled. The anthem plays when you enter a room. Congratulations.
But now that the dream has been fulfilled, perhaps it’s time to consider the reality: you have nothing left to offer. The people are tired. The economy is wheezing. The trust is eroded. And the only thing growing is the list of excuses.
So respectfully, sir - go home! Not in disgrace, but in recognition that leadership is not about occupying a seat. It’s about delivering results. And if your mates in Ghana, Burkina Faso, and Mali can do more with less, then maybe it’s time to admit that Nigeria deserves better.
Let history remember you as the man who knew when to step aside. Because right now, the only legacy being built is one of squandered hope and inflated promises.