Truth about Tinubu’s economic performance 2023 to 2025

Author: Dele SobowalePublished on: June 8, 2026Country: Nigeria

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Truth about Tinubu’s economic performance 2023 to 2025

The article compares President Tinubu's economic promises (Renewed Hope Agenda) with actual results from 2023 to 2025. Promised GDP for 2023 was $531.3 billion, but actual was $363.2 billion. The promised growth rate of 10% was not achieved, with 2.7% in 2023 and 1.9% in 2024. The author criticizes the widening gap and states that Nigerians are suffering beyond endurance, with only a few privileged remembering the promises.

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