Fiery activist and former presidential contender, Omoyele Sowore, has delivered a blistering verdict on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s performance two years after assuming office with the promise of renewed hope.
This unmitigated failure occurred on May 29, 2025; there’s no mincing words. He declared Tinubu’s leadership a “complete disaster,” accusing the President of plunging Nigerians deeper into hardship and despair. “The past two years have not only been disappointing — they’ve been catastrophic for the average Nigerian,” Sowore said, citing crippling inflation, rising insecurity, and economic decay as hallmarks of the current regime.
Central to his criticism is the plummeting value of the naira, now trading at ₦1,600 to a dollar, a level that has eroded incomes and escalated the cost of living. According to Sowore, this economic freefall is a result of Tinubu’s “clueless and heartless” policies, particularly the abrupt removal of fuel subsidies — a decision that has seen transportation and food prices soar beyond reach for many households.
Sowore also lashed out at the government’s handling of national security, asserting that violence, banditry, and kidnappings have not only persisted but worsened across the country. “Tinubu’s administration has inflicted irreparable damage,” he charged, comparing the President’s record unfavorably with that of his predecessor, Muhammadu Buhari, whose tenure was widely criticized for similar failings.
This isn’t Sowore’s first fiery critique. On the anniversary of Tinubu’s first year in office, the Sahara Reporters publisher described the administration as a “terrible failure,” claiming it could not tackle inflation, unemployment, and rising insecurity. “If I were a teacher,” Sowore said back then, “I wouldn’t bother scoring the regime — I’d dissolve the class.”
As Nigeria crosses the two-year mark under Tinubu’s rule, public frustration continues to mount. Many see Sowore’s statement not just as political commentary, but as a reflection of the growing national discontent with a government that, in their view, has traded promises of progress for policies of pain.
The question echoing across the nation now is: Can Tinubu still turn the tide — or has the ship already sunk?
