Báwo ni o ṣe máa ṣe ìdájọ́ bóyá ìnáwó ìjọba ń ṣe ìrànlọ́wọ́ gan-an fún àwọn ará Nàìjíríà?
Mo béèrè lọ́nà tí ó rọrùn: kí ni iye owó náà níye lórí, àti kí ni ó ti ṣe àṣeyọrí rẹ̀? Ṣé ó ti san àwọn gbèsè tí ó yẹ kí ó san, àti ṣé àwọn ará Nàìjíríà ti ní ìrọ̀rùn gbé nítorí rẹ̀ ní ti gidi? Àwọn ìpín owó tí ó tóbi lórí ìwé kò ní ìtumọ̀ kankan tí wọ́n bá ń bá agbára rírà tí ó ń rẹ̀wẹ̀sì àti àwọn gbèsè tí kò tíì san ṣègbé pọ̀. Ìyẹn ni àdánwò tí èmi yóò máa fi ìdánwò yìí wò nígbà gbogbo.
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?