The administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has finally reached its terminal point of logical and moral bankruptcy.
In a display of distributive injustice so profound it borders on state-sanctioned sadism, a government that has failed to provide a single watt of stable electricity to its teeming millions now seeks to tax the very sun that keeps their flickering hopes alive.
The N10 Billion Hypocrisy of Aso Rock
While the Nigerian masses are cornered into paying for solar installations with money carved out of their basic survival, the seat of power sits in silent, solar-powered luxury.
A staggering N10 billion of taxpayers’ funds was reportedly funneled into a massive solar infrastructure for Aso Rock—a facility that remains disconnected from the national grid and, more importantly, exempt from the very taxes the President now wishes to levy on the poor.
If the Commander-in-Chief refuses to pay a kobo for the solar energy funded by the citizens, by what moral authority does he hunt down the long-suffering Nigerian who scraped together their life savings to escape the darkness?
A Tale of Two Nations: The Singaporean Contrast
The argument that global economic shifts are to blame for Nigeria’s agony is a lie that has outlived its usefulness. Consider Singapore: a non-oil-producing nation that, amidst the geopolitical tremors of the US-Iran-Israel conflicts, disbursed $5,000 packages to its citizens to cushion the blow—all without borrowing a single cent.
In contrast, Nigeria—an oil-producing giant—is witnessing a historic windfall with crude oil prices soaring near $200 per barrel. Yet, where is the wealth? It is not in the social security safety nets. It is not in the “mitigating cushions” promised after the fuel subsidy was ripped away, sending petrol from N95 to a staggering N1,500. Instead, this wealth is liquidated into the luxury of the first family and the war chest for a 2027 reelection bid, while the nation drowns in daily debt.
The Weaponization of Poverty and Terror
Nigerians are today the victims of a “triple-threat” existence. Citizens are slaughtered daily, kidnapped for ransom, and used as “sex toys” by insurgents who seem more organized than the state’s security architecture. From roofless schools to decrepit hospitals and vanished roads, the basic social contract has been shredded. Those who survive the blade of the terrorist are met with the terror of the taxmaster.
The Final Push to the Wall
This proposed solar tax is not merely a fiscal policy; it is the weaponization of poverty. It is an attempt to capture and monetize the last remaining shred of Nigerian independence—the ability to generate one’s own light.
When a government refuses to provide electricity, refuses to provide security, and refuses to provide a living wage, it loses the right to govern. Nigerians have been pushed to the wall. The shackles and manacles of this rogue government have become too heavy to bear.
The Locke Mandate
The great philosopher John Locke famously argued that when the social contract is deliberately breached, it is not merely a right but a duty for citizens to repel a despotic administration to put its excesses in check.
In Nigeria, we have remained far too docile, allowing our suffering to continue unabated. As labor leaders have failed in their mandate, we must now consider the “graveyard strategy”—where every citizen is prepared to risk everything for the sake of the state. Only such a total transformation can break the system’s rot.
To prevent the total collapse of Africa’s most populous nation, the time has come to recognize this administration as an existential threat. Liberation is no longer a political choice; it is a necessity for the preservation of human life. The sun belongs to God and the people—not to a government that lives in the light while it condemns its citizens to the dark.
Dr. Drama, PhD Counterterrorism contributed this piece via: Nigeriandrama@gmail.com.
He is an expert in counter-insurgency & national security.
