Paul Alaje, a well-known Nigerian financial analyst and Chief Economist at SPM, made a bold statement about President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s leadership.
He said if Tinubu manages to completely tame inflation and fix the electricity problem within the next two years, he would go down as the greatest Nigerian president.
Alaje shared this during an interview on Channels Television’s morning show on the 9th of june, 2025.
Looking back at Tinubu’s administration over the past two years, Alaje noted the government had introduced some policies that worked and others that fell short.
He emphasized that controlling inflation, which was at 23.7 percent in April 2025, is critical to easing Nigeria’s economic struggles.
He also highlighted the urgent need to improve electricity supply, especially for manufacturers.
“After these two years, a few things have worked and another few have not worked,” Alaje said.
“In the next two, we should look out for how inflation can be tamed completely. That is the ultimate for the people. If the inflation is not tamed, no matter what is done, people will not feel the impact.
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Secondly, President Tinubu should start laying the foundation for electricity. When he became the president, I told him.
When former President Muhammadu Buhari was in office for eight years, I told one of his former colleagues that the president can only be successful if he has a one-point agenda: fix electricity and link it to manufacturers. I am telling President Bola Tinubu the same thing.
If you want your name to be in the sound of time, fix power and electricity. We will continue to remember him as one of the greatest presidents ever. Let power be available, especially for manufacturers.”
In April, Nigeria’s inflation eased slightly month-on-month despite rising prices in the market.
Still, the country faces a major electricity challenge. With a population over 200 million, about 13.2 million customers deal with limited access, struggling with a nationwide electricity supply of roughly 5,000 megawatts.