Special Adviser on Information and Strategy to President Bola Tinubu, Bayo Onanuga, has said former presidential candidates Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi are unwilling to acknowledge what he described as positive economic developments under the current administration.
Onanuga stated that Nigeria’s foreign reserves climbed to $51.04 billion as of June 18, marking the highest level recorded in 17 years.
According to him, the last time the country’s reserves were close to that figure was in January 2009, when they stood at $50.5 billion.
In a post on his X handle, Onanuga said: “Nigeria’s foreign reserves rose to $51.04 billion on June 18, the highest level in 17 years. In January 2009, the reserves stood at $50.5 billion.
“This is the good news Peter Obi, Atiku Abubakar and other presidential candidates don’t want to hear.
“As far as they are concerned, President Tinubu has done nothing since he came to office.
“Yet stubborn facts of the administration’s solid achievements keep hitting them in the face.”
The presidential aide maintained that the rise in the country’s foreign reserves reflects the achievements of the Tinubu administration despite criticisms from opposition figures.
