Nollywood actress Eniola Badmus had some flowery words to share about the performance of the current government, and here’s what she said;
”Our imports are reducing, and our exports are increasing. That is a sign that our economy is expanding.
For the year-to-date 2024, our imports were N24.44 trillion, while our exports stood at N38.59 trillion. unprecedented trade This gives us an surplus of over N14 trillion in just eight months.
It has never happened in Nigeria. Never. This is a refreshing shift from consumption to production.”
The crux of Eniola Badmus’ post is that the export rate in Nigeria has climbed higher than the import rate, which according to her is a good sign.
Eniola Badmus has been an avid supporter of the Tinubu administration from the onset, and that has earned her a lot of ire from netizens, who constantly drag her online.
post below….
This post about the Nigerian export and import trade earned her some backhanded comments and straight up insults from netizens.
ibidamola wrote, “I can bet she doesn’t know what “unprecedented trade surplus” means”
teflon147 wrote, “Your imports are reducing because u wan kee them with high import duty. Many businesses have collapsed”
gregehis wrote, “Warehouse economists, SHEY NA STATISTICS WE GO CHOP?”
modestdraper wrote, “Which import is reducing”
amysmemoire wrote, “Correct me if Im wrong but is the worth of 38 trillion in 2024 the same for 2019 or 2015 ?”
worldstar wrote, “What are u exporting, Do we produce anything except oil?”
beygood1992 wrote, “Who cares abt ur FAKE data. People are starving, u dey talk data. Fuel is 1k. once they enter Govt dey loose their senses”
b.a.r.n.a.b.a.s.i.y.a.k.i wrote, “Now give us the breakdown on the export goods and services”
princechike12 wrote, “Let’s agree that our import are reducing, why is reducing? And you lied about our export increasing, the main thing on ground is that both importers and exporters are very hungry now bus consumers cannot afford anymore and most
consumers have kpai due to hunger and many are on survival mode.”