Omokri hails Tinubu, Ribadu as food prices crash during Ramadan, Lent

Reno Omokri, a former presidential aide, has praised President Bola Tinubu for the crash in food prices that occurred before the start of this year’s Ramadan and Lent periods.

In a post on X, Omokri pointed out that every year for the last 10 years, food prices consistently increased in Nigeria at the start of Ramadan.

He said 2025 is the first time since records have been kept that food prices actually reduced during Ramadan.

He expressed delight that the trend changed this year, which has Ramadan and the Christian fasting season of Lent occurring simultaneously, a situation that should have put more pressure on food prices.

He said, “This is the Tinubu Effect, occasioned by the Office of the National Security Adviser’s capable management of Nigeria’s food security. For the first time, Nigeria now has an NSA who is not just focused on physical security, which has seen Nigeria’s Global Terror Index score improve from 8.065 in 2023 to 7.575—our best score in over eight years.

“The ONSA is also focused on food security and other aspects of security, such as fuel and power security.

“In furtherance of this, the ONSA has stopped the practice of staple goods leaving Nigeria for neighbouring countries during festive seasons while providing physical security for farming communities whose operations were once hampered by insecurity.

“Every truck carrying farm produce is monitored up to the market so it cannot be diverted to neighbouring countries. Livestock is monitored when it enters Nigeria. Dams are being surveilled, and water distribution to irrigate farms is now treated as a national security issue.”

Omokri also revealed that the practice of smuggling Nigerian petrol to neighbouring countries has been nipped in the bud, adding that in 2024, the ONSA facilitated the closure of over 1,800 fuel stations that violated smuggling regulations.

“That punitive measure put the fear of the law into the sector, and now fuel smuggling is at an all-time low in Nigeria.

“The result is that, along with a rise in local refining, Nigeria is now witnessing a steady reduction in fuel prices.

“This intelligent approach to national security is now bearing fruit. Look at the first headline from 2022, bearing witness to food price increases because of Ramadan. But in 2025, the headline is the reverse. The Tinubu Effect is real,” he added.