Abuja, October 1, 2025 – Today, as Naija dey celebrate 65 years of freedom from those oyinbo dem, Oga President Bola Ahmed Tinubu don drop one emotional broadcast wey dey shake ground. E talk say “the worst don pass” after two years of serious economic juju wey dey pain body, but e promise say dem go speed up road, school, and youth power so dat dis country fit fulfill wetin our papa dem promise since 1960.
Dis na im third Independence yarn since e land for Aso Rock for May 2023. Oga Tinubu siddon remember those big daddies like Herbert Macaulay, Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe, Chief Obafemi Awolowo, and Sir Ahmadu Bello wey fight for us. E talk about how Naija don survive plenty wahala – civil war, soldier boys wey dey rule anyhow. “We don waka pass deep social, economic, and political trouble,” e yarn, dey point say education don blow from just 120 secondary school to over 23,000 by 2024, and from two uni to 274 now. Healthcare sef don better small.
Oga defend im big moves like cut fuel subsidy and mix dollar rate, say na dat one save dis economy wey almost kpai from previous oga dem. “We pick road of reform. We pick tomorrow over today comfort,” e hammer, say dis one don redirect trillions of naira go social welfare, farm, and big projects.
E paint picture of come-back: GDP don grow 4.23% for Q2 2025 – fastest in four years, even pass IMF prophecy! Inflation don drop to 20.12% for August, lowest in three years. Dollar reserve don fat to $42.03 billion, highest since 2019. Non-oil export now dey chop 48% of trade, no more oil alone. Oil production don bounce back to 1.68 million barrel per day, and Naija don start refine petrol inside house for first time in 40 years – now we dey export aviation fuel pass anybody for Africa!
But e no forget say hunger still dey bite. Oga salute una “endurance, support, and understanding,” say “yesterday pain dey turn to relief now.” E list 65 key wins for economy, security, youth power, and how dem dey run government: N330 billion don land for eight million poor family under social investment, and NELFUND don dash N99.5 billion loan to 510,000 students. Security front, dem don push back Boko Haram, bandits, and those IPOB boys, so plenty IDP don go back house.
Wetin touch heart pass na how e dey hail youth, say una na “future and best asset.” E vow say “we go continue give youth wings to fly high” with things like Credicorp wey dey dash N30 billion cheap loan to 153,000 people, and iDICE for tech and creative hustle.
Dis yarn drop by 7 a.m. from State House Abuja, and X (Twitter) don scatter! Some people dey hail am, say e sweet, but odas dey call am “boring” or “pure lie,” one guy even talk say e for do morning prayer pass listen. Media houses don quick-quick share 18 big points and full text, show say dis speech dey hit hard even with food scarcity and jobless wahala wey still dey.
As Naija dey mark 65 years of “I no be colony again,” Oga Tinubu beg make we hold body: “We dey race against time” to build road, school, hospital, and light everywhere for pikin dem. With 2027 election dey close, dis na im report card and war cry, remind us say dis “unfinished building” need all hand on deck, no time for play!
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