Summary: Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has called out President Bola Tinubu, accusing his administration of trying to take credit for a naira recovery that his own policies caused in the first place.
No be today Nigerians learn say politics na game of optics — but Governor Seyi Makinde is not having any of it.
The Makinde-Daura Presidential Campaign Organisation has fired sharp words at President Bola Tinubu’s administration, accusing the presidency of trying to wear the crown of a naira recovery that the same government helped destroy in the first place.
In a strongly worded statement that is already making waves across social media, the camp of the Oyo State Governor made it clear that you cannot be both the arsonist and the firefighter — and expect Nigerians to applaud you for putting out the fire.
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The Allegation: Taking Credit Where Credit Is Not Due
The Makinde camp’s position is straightforward — before you start beating your chest about exchange rate improvements or naira stabilisation, ask yourself: who destabilised it in the first place?
Since President Tinubu came into office in May 2023 and removed the fuel subsidy while also floating the naira, ordinary Nigerians have felt the full weight of those decisions in their pockets. The naira crashed from around ₦460 to the dollar to record lows of over ₦1,500 at some point, squeezing market women, traders, students abroad, and virtually every Nigerian trying to make ends meet.
Now that the currency has shown some signs of steadying, the administration appears keen to take a bow — and that is exactly what Makinde’s camp is pushing back against.
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The Bigger Picture
This latest exchange is not just political banter. It speaks to a deeper frustration many Nigerians share — the feeling that the people making tough economic decisions are shielded from the consequences, while ordinary wananchi bear the full brunt.
Whether you are a Lagos-based importer, an Abuja civil servant, or a Port Harcourt trader buying goods in dollars, the naira’s journey over the past two years has been painful. Any genuine recovery — if it is indeed sustainable — deserves honest conversation, not political point-scoring.
As the political temperature in Nigeria continues to rise ahead of future elections, exchanges like this one remind us that the battle for the soul of Nigeria’s economy is far from over — and Nigerians are watching closely.
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