‘Absolute Nonsense’: Obasanjo Blasts Tinubu Over Borrowing

- ✦The former president said: “And for anybody to say debt is no leprosy, is absolute nonsense.
- Debt destroys generations.” Obasanjo questioned Nigeria’s economic management, recalling that when he started his farm 47 years ago, the naira exchanged at N1 to $1.85.
- Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has criticised President Bola Tinubu over his comment that borrowing is not leprosy, describing the position as “absolute nonsense”.
- The former president said: “And for anybody to say debt is no leprosy, is absolute nonsense.
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has criticised President Bola Tinubu over his comment that borrowing is not leprosy, describing the position as “absolute...
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Debt destroys generations.” Obasanjo questioned Nigeria’s economic management, recalling that when he started his farm 47 years ago, the naira exchanged at N1 to $1.85.
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Obasanjo spoke on Friday in Abeokuta, Ogun State, at the Ajibosin Platform, a public forum theme “Leveraging Artificial Intelligence to solve grassroots problems and accelerate National Development.” In April, Tinubu said his administration would continue to borrow whenever necessary, insisting that it should not be viewed negatively.