In an interview with Arise News, Baba Yusuf, a policy strategist and CEO of Global Investment and Trade Company, criticized the government’s handling of the economy, saying they lack a proactive strategy to address the plight of ordinary Nigerians.
Yusuf argued that the government relies too heavily on economic indices and PowerPoint presentations, rather than tangible improvements in people’s lives. He emphasized that the true measure of economic success is the affordability of basic necessities like food, citing the example of garri, a staple food, becoming unaffordable and yams having to be shared into smaller portions.
The policy strategist called on the government to acknowledge and address the harsh realities faced by Nigerians, rather than relying on abstract economic indicators. His comments reflect growing concerns about the government’s ability to tackle the country’s economic challenges and improve the lives of its citizens.
In his words;
“The Government has not been able to have a proper strategy that will proactively inform people with high level of emotional intelligence for them to see the real impact not indices, whether IMF or World Bank and all this inflationary percentage we’re showing in PowerPoint presentations. The Bottom line is the price of garri in the market and it has gone so bad that we have to share Yam into three places to buy a portion. That’s the reality they need to speak for”….Seē _ Morē