Activist Aisha Yesufu has publicly criticized World Trade Organization Director-General, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, for praising President Bola Tinubu's economic stabilization efforts in Nigeria.
In a post shared on X (formerly Twitter) on Sunday, Yesufu questioned the logic behind giving Tinubu credit for stabilizing what she described as an economy he had personally destabilized since taking office.
"First of all, she started by telling Nigerians that they should give Mr. Tinubu credit for stabilising an economy he destabilised and has not even taken to the bad state it was in before he came in," Yesufu stated in her post.
The outspoken activist further questioned the basis for comparison, arguing that Tinubu's administration has failed to restore the economy to its pre-Tinubu state. She emphasized that any claims of stability would only make sense if the president had inherited a worse economic situation than what existed before his tenure.
"Give credit to someone that threw the economy into an unprecedented bad state because he was now stabilising his mess? What is the stability being compared to?" she questioned.
Yesufu maintained that Nigerians were essentially being asked to applaud the president for addressing problems his administration had created. "The economy is still not back to where it was when he snatched power from Buhari. Is it? So what credit are Nigerians supposed to give?" she added.
Her comments come amid ongoing debates about Nigeria's economic direction under the Tinubu administration, which has implemented several controversial economic policies since assuming office, including the removal of fuel subsidies and floating of the naira.
Meanwhile, in related news, President Tinubu has approved N16.7 billion for the immediate reconstruction of the Mokwa Bridge, a critical infrastructure project that aims to improve transportation networks in the country.
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