President Bola Ahmed Tinubu marked his second year in office this July. But rather than celebration, Nigerians are simply surviving — barely. While he remains physically present, many argue his leadership is absent in the hearts of the people. Here comes the meat of the story. Nigerians are waiting. Waiting for change, relief, direction — something. But what they’ve received so far is a cocktail of confusion, economic suffocation, and recycled politics.
There is no renewed hope, only recycled headlines. The Pain Behind the Silence For most Nigerians, hope expired with the first wave of subsidy removals, when fuel prices doubled overnight. The sudden policy decision was applauded abroad but punched Nigerians in the gut. A Weakening Naira, A Weakened People The naira has depreciated faster than expectations. Food prices have become monsters in markets, and basic survival now takes more strength than political debates. Cabals, Not Citizens Government appointments, policies, and privileges still seem reserved for the connected few — a rotating chair for elite friends.
The masses? Perpetual spectators in their own country. Still Waiting Despite promises of change, the streets tell a different story: beggars are now bankers, and graduates are turning to street hawking. The waiting continues. A Legacy Being Written in Real-Time Tinubu is still in office, but history is already sharpening its pen. Will he go down as the leader who finally turned things around, or just another chapter of betrayal? The people, as always, are watching — and waiting.