Kí ni ìtumọ̀ rẹ nígbà tí o sọ pé ìwọ yóò mú kí ìgbésí ayé rọrùn fún rírà lẹ́ẹ̀kan sí i?
Fún èmi, ọrọ oun tí ó wúlò túmọ̀ sí ìrìnàjò tí ó din owó, ìtẹ̀púpọ̀ kékeré sórí owó oúnjẹ, àti ìnáwó agbára tí ó rọrùn láti kó. Ó túmọ̀ sí pé agbára ìnáwó rẹ ti lágbára sí i, nítorí náà owó tí ó ń wọlé fún ọ lè padà tún bá àwọn ohun kòṣooṣe ti ìgbésí ayé ojoojúmọ́ mu. Ìyẹn ni ìwọ̀n tí mo fi ń díwọ̀n ètò ọrọ̀-ajé: kì í ṣe àwọn nọ́mbà tí ó tóbi, bí kò ṣe bóyá ìgbésí ayé ti rọrùn fún ọ ní tòótọ́.
Àwọn ìdáhùn tó wà lórí ojú-ìwé yìí ni a túmọ̀ láti èdè Gẹ̀ẹ́sì nípasẹ̀ ẹ̀rọ, kò sì tíì ṣàyẹ̀wò rẹ̀ láti ọwọ́ atúmọ̀-èdè kan.
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Bigger figures do not mean bigger value. When supposedly record allocations coexist with weaker purchasing power, enormous debts and outstanding obligations, government cannot simply shout ‘FAAC’ and expect Nigerians to stop asking questions.”
Atiku said the entire argument ultimately comes down to affordability and the quality of life of ordinary Nigerians. “This is the contrast at the heart of the economic debate: Tinubu made life expensive; Atiku will make life affordable again. Affordability must mean cheaper transportation, lower pressure on food prices, more manageable energy costs, stronger purchasing power and an economy in which the income of ordinary Nigerians can once again meet the necessities of everyday life. “The test is brutally simple: what is the money worth? What has it delivered? What obligations has it settled? And are Nigerians actually better off?