THE BURDEN OF REFORM AND THE REWARD OF PERSEVERANCE

By Dare Ojepe There are moments in the life of a nation when history demands a choice between comfort and courage. Comfort whispers that difficult decisions can be postponed. Courage insists that problems deferred only become more expensive for future generations. Comfort seeks temporary relief. Courage seeks lasting solutions. In May 2023, when President Bola Ahmed Tinubu assumed office, Nigeria stood at precisely such a crossroads. The nation faced a fragile fiscal outlook, an unsustainable fuel subsidy regime, foreign exchange distortions, rising debt obligations, declining productivity, infrastructure deficits, and persistent…

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