Vanguard· 2h ago· 1 min read
By MOSHOOD OSHUNFUREWA
How can Nigerian public officials defend the indefensible without being ashamed? It requires a careful blend of statistical obfuscation, semantics, former senator Patrick Obahiagbon-style linguistic gymnastics, and an unwavering belief that the Nigerian people are either too gullible or too preoccupied with survival to interrogate the numbers being thrown at them. Taiwo Oyedele's recent appearance before the Senate Committee on Finance, where he sought to debunk claims that the Tinubu administration has borrowed N80 trillion, is a masterclass in this dark art at the very top of the evil and imperialist parasite. But beneath the veneer of fiscal responsibility lies a government of opaqueness, one that enacts budgets it has no intention of implementing, increases taxes and revenues while poverty deepens, and treats the ordinary Nigerian as nothing more than a beast…
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