{"id":164696,"date":"2025-05-28T13:10:28","date_gmt":"2025-05-28T12:10:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/heavy-military-presence-in-abuja-ahead-of-tinubus-second-anniversary"},"modified":"2025-05-29T00:29:35","modified_gmt":"2025-05-28T23:29:35","slug":"heavy-military-presence-in-abuja-ahead-of-tinubus-second-anniversary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/economy\/heavy-military-presence-in-abuja-ahead-of-tinubus-second-anniversary","title":{"rendered":"Heavy military presence in Abuja ahead of Tinubu\u2019s second anniversary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>There is heavy military presence in parts of Federal Capital Territory Abuja ahead of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu\u2019s second anniversary celebrations on May 29th, 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Military personnel and armoured vehicles were stationed at the popular Berger Bridge between Wuse Zone 6 and Jabi Abuja on Wednesday morning.<\/p>\n<p>The development comes as President Tinubu, who was inaugurated on May 29th, 2023, marks his second anniversary in the face of economic hardship.<\/p>\n<p>Recall that Tinubu marked his first-year anniversary on a low-key; however, it is unclear if this year\u2019s anniversary will follow the same pattern.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier, economists rated Tinubu low on declining cost of living for the majority of Nigerians.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, economists said they are beginning to see improvement in the foreign exchange market, the country\u2019s net external reserves, and revenue.<\/p>\n<p>President Tinubu administration heralded two key policies, fuel subsidy removal and Naira floating which resulted in spiral inflation and high cost of goods and services, that had lagged in the past 23 months.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on Tuesday on the state of the country\u2019s economy under Tinubu, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu (Abia North) agreed that Nigerians are still suffering.<\/p>\n<p>He, however, said in the next two to three years, Nigerians would start seeing the positive impact of Tinubu\u2019s policies trickling down.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeople are still suffering. Yes, I agree to that, but it has started trickling in on the macroeconomic level, which is the upper level, not the lower. I am hoping that in the next two to three years the policy of Mr. President will trickle down and Nigerians will appreciate what Mr. President is doing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not a sycophant. Since 1960, this is the first president (Tinubu) who stopped the subsidy and the first who merged the dollar. That\u2019s why we are suffering; Nigerians are not used to working hard. We are used to getting cheap money,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>26 governors in Nigeria, including Delta and Akwa Ibom States, would also mark the second anniversary.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. There is heavy military presence in parts of Federal Capital Territory Abuja ahead of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu\u2019s second anniversary celebrations on May 29th, 2025. Military personnel and armoured vehicles were stationed at the popular Berger Bridge between Wuse Zone 6 and Jabi Abuja on Wednesday morning. 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