Presidents, 1999 to present
Presidents, 1999 to present
Fourth RepublicFive administrations, one consistent comparison: growth, debt, income per person, and governance.
$138.6B added to GDP. The Paris Club deal that wrote off $18B and reset the books. Two terms, two elections won.
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Three years, then sudden silence. Niger Delta amnesty. Navigated the 2008 crisis with 8% GDP growth before illness ended the term.
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Manufacturing peaked. GDP rebased to Africa's largest. Then oil prices collapsed and the first defeated incumbent walked out.
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External debt nearly tripled. Two recessions in eight years. The only president whose tenure ended with GDP per capita lower than it began.
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Day-one subsidy removal. Naira floated and dropped 40%. Inherited the highest debt stockpile in Nigerian history. Too early to fully judge.
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