Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Taiwo Oyedele, don knock Nigerians wey dey drag and abuse World Bank for social media because di international bank dey give Nigeria loan.
Oyedele say di kind attack show say some Nigerians no really understand how di lending system dey work, and instead of dem to sabi how di matter take dey operate, dem just dey waste energy dey fight di wrong thing.
Di minister talk this one on Wednesday for Abuja during one media briefing wey concern Federal Government economic reform scorecard.
According to am, some Nigerians enter World Bank social media page dey pour insult on di organisation because e dey lend money give Nigeria. Di matter allegedly become so much say World Bank later shut down di comment section.
Oyedele say Nigeria still collect di loan because na so di system dey work, and social media abuse no fit change how international lending operate.
To make Nigerians understand wetin e mean, di minister use ATM take yarn example.
He say imagine say some people dey go ATM dey withdraw money, while another group wey no understand how bank system work see dem dey collect cash.
Di people fit begin reason say government dey favour some people and dey allow only certain persons access money.
According to Oyedele, dem fit gather themselves, choose leaders and begin shout say government must allow everybody withdraw money from di ATM.
But he say di matter fit later turn serious as dem fit destroy di ATM and even beat people wey dey withdraw money, while dem go dey hail di person wey lead di attack as hero.
Oyedele say even after dem don scatter di ATM, dem still no go get di money wey dem dey find because money must first enter di bank before ATM fit bring am outside.
Di minister say na so some Nigerians dey approach economic matters without first understanding di system wey dey behind am.
He warn say if person no understand how something work, e fit spend plenty energy dey fight, protest or criticise, but at di end, nothing go change.
He also say Nigerians need correct information and proper knowledge if dem really want hold government accountable.
According to am, knowing di facts and understanding how government policies work na important part of questioning government properly.
Oyedele also warn say some people fit take di economic figures wey government release and twist am for political campaign.
He predict say after di presentation, some politicians and their supporters fit carry di figures turn am upside down just to support their own political interests.
Di minister therefore urge Nigerians make dem always ask themselves whether wetin dem dey do dey help build Nigeria or dey help destroy di country.
Di statement come during di presentation of Nigeria’s Reform Scorecard, The Benefits and Harms Prevented, wey Federal Government organise to explain di gains, costs and challenges wey come with Tinubu administration economic reforms since 2023.
Di briefing hold for Federal Ministry of Finance following President Bola Tinubu directive say Finance Minister and Coordinating Minister of di Economy must publicly give account of di impact of di government economic reforms on Nigeria.
