VDM Calls Tinubu ‘Worst Thing to Happen to Nigeria’ in Viral Video

Martins Vincent Otse, better known as VeryDarkMan, has lambasted President Bola Tinubu’s administration as “the worst thing that has ever happened to Nigeria,” blaming it for escalating fuel prices and widespread hardship.

In a video posted on X on Sunday, Otse tied his criticism to petrol costs exceeding 1,000 naira ($0.60) per litre in many areas, a spike driven by global oil volatility from Middle East conflicts.

“Fuel price hits over 1000 naira per liter. President Bola Tinubu is the worst thing that has ever happened to Nigeria,” Otse said.

He added: “They lied, they stole, and they want to continue stealing. President Tinubu is a failure. At the point where you took us from, it was much better than this.”

Otse accused the government of using the May 2023 fuel subsidy removal as a pretext for corruption, claiming: “I said it then that with this subsidy thing, they were actually looking for the best means to steal. It was even better when they were paying for the subsidy; at least there was a budget of money meant for the benefit of Nigerians.”

He highlighted failures in education, stating: “Till tomorrow we still dey cry say our public schools are failing the children, dey give scholarship in President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s regime plenty of them dey for Morocco stranded dey cry.”

Otse continued: “Education sector don fall, everything they collected money for e don fall. So, where is the money for the subsidy that they removed? This is the most corrupt government in the history of the Nigerian government.”

The activist warned of potential suppression, saying: “Everything I said has come to pass. When people doubt me, look at it now. Na the same go shut down the internet; na that time Nigerians go know say problem dey o wey you no dey see.”

The subsidy scrapping, announced on Tinubu’s inauguration day, was touted by officials as saving trillions of naira for infrastructure, but critics argue it has fueled inflation without adequate public safeguards.

Otse’s remarks echo broader discontent, including complaints from scholarship students abroad facing unpaid stipends and evictions, prompting calls for government intervention.