The former Director-General of Peter Obi’s 2023 presidential campaign council, Doyin Okupe, has criticized those judging the Tinubu-led administration’s economic policies after just 18 months in office, calling them unfair.

Speaking on Arise TV, Okupe highlighted that President Tinubu’s reforms have prevented the Naira from collapsing to levels similar to Zimbabwe’s dollar. He argued that the Buhari administration’s approach of printing money to sustain the economy caused long-term harm, leaving the country in a more precarious situation.

Okupe praised Tinubu’s government for opting against continuing with Buhari-era measures, instead implementing tough reforms aimed at improving Nigerians’ lives.

“I hear complaints that the dollar is N1,700; it could have been worse, maybe N17,000. That fuel is N1,000; it could have been N3,000 or N4,000 per liter if these reforms weren’t in place to curb hyperinflation. It’s entirely unfair, and I might even call it wicked, to judge this administration after just 18 months,” Okupe said.