Nigerian media personality Oseni Rufai has reacted to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Independence Day address, expressing concern over the hardship being experienced by Nigerians.

Rufai shared his reaction in a post on X on Thursday, shortly after Tinubu addressed Nigerians as the country marked its 66th Independence Anniversary.

“Another speech to tell us, ‘It is well’,” Rufai wrote.

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He then criticised what he described as the country’s political class, saying the situation was different for ordinary Nigerians facing economic difficulties.

“It is only well with the glutinous political class,” he added.

Rufai concluded his post with a direct appeal to the President.

“Nigerians are suffering, President Tinubu heal Nigeria,” he wrote.

His comments came after Tinubu, in his Independence Day address, defended his administration’s economic reforms and outlined measures aimed at moving Nigeria from what he described as an era of reform into an era of prosperity.

Former presidential aide Reno Omokri has praised President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Independence Day address, saying Nigerians saw a President who gave them “succour in the present and hope for the future.”

Omokri disclosed this in a post on X on Thursday, October 1, 2026, following Tinubu’s national broadcast to mark Nigeria’s 66th Independence Anniversary.

According to Omokri, Nigerians saw a “healthy, youthful-looking, lucid, focused President Bola Tinubu” who articulated a clear message during his address.

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He said listening to the President gave Nigerians the impression that the country’s “ship of state is in sound hands.”

Omokri said Tinubu also reported on the achievements of his administration, particularly in the economy.

He listed infrastructure, the non-oil sector, Foreign Direct Investment, trade surpluses and higher foreign reserves among the areas he said Nigerians had seen gains under the administration.

He further highlighted Tinubu’s statement that his administration had ensured uninterrupted payment of salaries and pensions at the federal, state and local government levels.

However, Omokri said the President’s vision goes beyond managing poverty.

“His vision is, however, to defeat poverty, not manage it,” he wrote.

Omokri said he was particularly encouraged by the President’s broadcast, adding that it made him proud of Nigeria at 66.

“After watching this broadcast, I am proud of Nigeria at 66 years,” he stated.

He congratulated Nigerians on the country’s 66th Independence Anniversary and prayed for God’s blessings upon the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

“Happy 66th Independence Anniversary, and may God bless the Federal Republic of Nigeria,” Omokri added.

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has acknowledged that Nigeria’s poverty and economic difficulties cannot be eliminated within four years, saying the challenges accumulated over several generations.

Tinubu made the statement on Thursday in his Independence Day address to Nigerians as the country marked its 66th anniversary.

The President said millions of Nigerians still struggle with basic needs, including food, school fees, medical bills and transportation.

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According to him, their difficulties did not begin with the economic reforms introduced by his administration but were the result of decades of low productivity, inadequate infrastructure, insufficient opportunities and institutions that had failed many citizens.

“We cannot erase in four years what accumulated over generations. But we can change its course,” Tinubu said.

He said his administration would focus on building an economy capable of steadily lifting people out of poverty while ensuring vulnerable Nigerians receive support.

Tinubu highlighted measures including stronger direct support for poor households, improvements to the National Social Register and the Nigerian Education Loan Fund.

He also pointed to consumer credit through CREDICORP and continued investment in primary healthcare, basic education and other essential public services.

The President said defeating poverty would require time, discipline, sustained economic growth and the creation of millions of productive opportunities across the country.

“We will defeat it,” he said, while urging Nigerians to look ahead as his administration moves from what he described as the “age of reform” into an “age of prosperity.”