2016 isn’t smiling for Nigerians at all. The fall in oil prices and the unfriendly exchange rate have pushed the country into a biting recession.
We were in our lane, jejely managing our bread and tea with no sugar because of the economic situation.
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When we heard the Finance Minister implied that we are not suffering, and we are not finding it funny at all.
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Following the outrage that met the tweet on social media, the minister’s spokesperson released a dodgy statement denying the twitter handle.
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Let’s not forget this handle has previously been used in an official capacity several times.
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This is a tweet from 2015 when the minister was officially inaugurated, confirming it was her account.
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After the whole wahala, the account has now been updated to a parody account.
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Something is definitely not right here.
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Here is the video of the finance minister confirming she actually said ‘recession is a word’.
Min of Finance @Mrskemiadeosun: ‘The diversification agenda is not a rhetoric.’ #Economy #Diversification #Nigeria pic.twitter.com/ljI945DxQv
— [Johannes Tobi W.] (@Johannxs) August 24, 2016
We know she was only trying to be deep, but our bank accounts and wallets are saying something else.
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