By Musa Bakare.
The Nigerian opposition is not just confused, it appears to be collapsing under the weight of its own intellectual bankruptcy. Every time President Bola Ahmed Tinubu unveils a reform, they shout in protest. Every time a policy succeeds, they react with panic. And every time Nigeria takes a step forward, they descend into another round of emotional convulsion. What they term criticism often comes across more like the loud wailing of a defeated political class, terrified of a future they can no longer control.
The truth must be stated plainly, the opposition is suffering a political and mental breakdown. They have run out of ideas, strategies, and relevance. Their only remaining skill is noise making, crying today, shouting tomorrow, issuing empty statements next week, then blaming imaginary enemies thereafter.
While President Tinubu works relentlessly to rebuild an economy they recklessly damaged, the opposition is busy fabricating fear and confusion. Their bitterness is not truly about the policies; it stems from the humiliation of watching a man they once mocked and underestimated deliver tough reforms they never had the courage, competence, or character to attempt.
Fuel subsidy removal? They could not touch it. Exchange rate unification? They avoided it for years. Tax reform? They lacked the backbone. Industrial revival? There was never a blueprint. Steel sector renaissance? They slept on it for decades. National security restructuring? They lacked the will.
Today, President Tinubu is cleaning up their mess, fixing their failures, and correcting catastrophic economic negligence. Because the opposition has nothing constructive to offer, they resort to theatrical outrage, manufactured anger, and social media tantrums.
Their problem is not the Renewed Hope Agenda. Their problem is that the Renewed Hope Agenda is working.
Industries are returning, major infrastructure projects are rising, defence collaborations are expanding, the steel industry is awakening, and Nigeria’s credibility on the global stage is being restored. These developments are like a nightmare for the opposition because every success under Tinubu exposes their years of incompetence.
They attack, insult, and scream because they are politically homeless and ideologically empty. They want Nigeria to fail just so they can claim, we told you so. But Nigeria is refusing to fail. Nigeria is rising, reforming, and resetting under a president unafraid to confront structural decay head on.
The Renewed Hope Agenda is not merely a slogan. It is a national reconstruction project, and no amount of bitterness, illusion, or coordinated meltdown will stop it.
Let the opposition choke on their frustration. Let them drown in their own hypocrisy. Let them scream from now until 2027.
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is moving Nigeria forward with courage and clarity. Those who cannot cope with progress may continue their wailing, but they will not derail the mission. They will not distract the president, nor will they ever again deceive Nigerians with hollow noise.
Nigeria is marching forward. Those stuck in yesterday can remain behind and scream.
– Musa Asiru Bakare, APC political analyst, writes from Lokoja, Kogi State.
