“Tinubu Has Borrowed Nigeria Into Slavery” – Kenneth Okonkwo

African Democratic Congress (ADC) spokesperson Kenneth Okonkwo has criticised President Bola Tinubu over his administration’s economic policies, accusing the government of making Nigerians poorer and worsening insecurity in the country.

Okonkwo made the remarks in a post on X while reacting to Tinubu’s statement that Nigeria would not return to “Egypt,” a reference to the biblical analogy often used in discussions about the country’s fuel subsidy and economic situation.

According to Okonkwo, Egypt represents bondage in the biblical story of the Israelites. He argued that Tinubu’s reference suggested Nigeria was currently in a difficult situation similar to being in the wilderness and was moving closer to “Egypt” rather than the promised land.

The ADC chieftain also criticised the government’s borrowing, arguing that Nigeria’s increasing debt burden had placed the country in what he described as “slavery.”

He wrote: “Tinubu has borrowed Nigeria into slavery. A borrower is a servant to the lender.”

Okonkwo further accused the Tinubu administration of leaving Nigerians hungry and insecure, while criticising the removal of fuel subsidy and what he described as the lack of adequate support for citizens.

He argued that the country’s current economic difficulties were worse than the biblical bondage in Egypt because, in his view, Nigeria had become economically dependent while still remaining within its own territory.

Okonkwo concluded by linking his criticism to the 2027 general election, calling on Nigerians to end what he described as Tinubu’s rule.

He said that if the President was serious about ensuring Nigeria did not “return to Egypt,” the country would have to “free itself from Tinubu’s rule by 2027.”

His comments come amid ongoing political debate over fuel subsidy, government borrowing, the cost of living and the direction of Nigeria’s economy