FORMER Military ruler, Ibrahim Babangida, has revealed what the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari has achieved since he was democratically elected President.

Messrs Babangida and Buhari ruled the country during the military era, with the former overthrowing the government of the latter.

Mr Babangida was among those who supported Buhari to emerge president in the 2015 election but has so far asked the president not to seek a second term in office.

A similar advice from former President Olusegun Obasanjo urging the incumbent Nigerian leader to drop his 2019 ambition fell on deaf ears as the president has officially declared to vie for re-election.

For Babangida, the only change achieved by the Buhari’s administration since it came to power is moving upward to become the world headquarters of poor people.

“The only change I heard in the last 4 years is by defeating India to become the poorest country in the world,” he said in a tweet on Sunday.


Nigeria recently emerged the nation with the highest number of extremely poor people, a report by Brookings Institution said.

Before now, India used to hold the position with a population of 1.324 billion people as against Nigeria’s 200 million.

The report said the number of Nigerians in extreme poverty increases by six people every minute.

“According to our projections, Nigeria has already overtaken India as the country with the largest number of extremely poor in early 2018, and the Democratic Republic of Congo could soon take over the number 2 spot,” it said.

“At the end of May 2018, our trajectories suggest that Nigeria had about 87 million people in extreme poverty, compared with India’s 73 million. What is more, extreme poverty in Nigeria is growing by six people every minute, while poverty in India continues to fall.

“In fact, by the end of 2018 in Africa as a whole, there will probably be about 3.2 million more people living in extreme poverty than there is today.

“Africans account for about two-thirds of the world’s extreme poor and that If current trends persist, Africa will account for nine-tenths by 2030.

“Fourteen out of 18 countries in the world—where the number of extreme poor is rising—are in Africa,” the report added.

In March, the International Monetary Fund had said Nigerians are getting poorer saying there is a need for coherent and comprehensive economic reforms.

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Hofbrauhaus:


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Hofbrauhaus:


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Hofbrauhaus:


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Hofbrauhaus:

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Hofbrauhaus:


Forgery is not corruption people, I've seen you.
Tinubu is a saint. I hail you.
Lawal only cut grass defender, we greet you.
Defender of tyrants and hater of democracy we salute you...

Shey if my criminal comes to APC he becomes a saint? That line is stale thou Hausa boy!

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Hofbrauhaus:

IBB was talking to people that have sense, not zombies..

YourImaginaryBF:
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