Human rights activist and convener of #RevolutionNow Movement, Omoyele Sowore, has described President Bola Tinubu’s two years in office as a colossal failure, accusing his administration of economic mismanagement, misplaced priorities, and worsening national security.
In a post on his X (formerly Twitter) account on Thursday, Sowore slammed Tinubu over his handling of several key national issues, particularly the economy, infrastructure, fuel subsidy reforms, and security challenges.
He said Tinubu’s failure ranged from letting Boko Haram terrorists be moved from Borno and Yobe states in the northeast to Kogi and other states in the South, to subsidizing corrupt Government officials and lawmakers while ending fuel subsidy for poor Nigerians.
His statement comes on the second anniversary of Tinubu’s inauguration as Nigeria’s 16th President.
“Today marks Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s second year in office as “President,’” Sowore wrote.
Slamming the President over the Lagos-Calabar coastal highway project, Sowore said, “A man who took two years to construct only 30 kilometers of highway on his signature 700 km Lagos-Calabar highway project is a FAILURE.”
Sowore, a former Presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), further criticized the President’s management of the Naira, highlighting the sharp depreciation of Nigeria’s currency since Tinubu assumed office on May 29, 2023.
“A man who met the other exchange rate at N400 and pushed it to N1,600 is a FAILURE!” he wrote, referencing the current parallel market exchange rates that have raised alarm over the country’s fiscal policies and inflationary pressures.
On the controversial removal of fuel subsidies, Sowore argued that the policy disproportionately hurt the poor while benefits continued to flow to the political elite.
“A man who ended the petrol subsidy for people with low incomes but still subsidizes corrupt Government Officials and Lawmakers in the name of Budget Padding is a FAILURE!” he said.
In another damning accusation, Sowore accused Tinubu of allowing the spread of Boko Haram from Nigeria’s northeastern states of Borno and Yobe into the North Central state of Kogi, raising concerns about the ongoing security challenges across the country.
“A man who met Boko Haram in Borno and Yobe but let them move down south to Kogi is a FAILURE,” he stated.
President Tinubu came to power on May 29, 2023, following a contentious election that saw him succeed former President Muhammadu Buhari.
Early into his administration, he ended the decades-long fuel subsidy regime and introduced a series of economic reforms he claimed were aimed at attracting investment and stabilizing Nigeria’s fiscal health.
However, these reforms have faced significant backlash due to their immediate negative and harsh impacts on the cost of living of poor and average Nigerians.
Inflation has soared, the Naira has lost substantial value, and insecurity continues to plague large parts of the country, despite military efforts to contain it.
Meanwhile, Tinubu’s administration has defended its policies, insisting that short-term pains are necessary for long-term economic stability.
Government spokespersons have touted progress in infrastructure, investment inflows, and fiscal reforms.
But Many Nigerians, critics, including Sowore, argue that the reforms lack transparency and disproportionately favour the elite while worsening conditions for the average Nigerian.
Today marks Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s second year in office as “President.”
A man who took two years to construct only 30 kilometers of highway on his signature 700 km Lagos-Calabar highway project is FAILURE.
A man who met the other exchange rate at N400 and pushed it to… pic.twitter.com/Y1GtuTjjjk
— Omoyele Sowore (@YeleSowore) May 29, 2025