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Former Ogun State governor and senator representing Ogun East, Otunba Gbenga Daniel, has said Nigeria’s economy is steadily recovering under President Bola Tinubu, assuring that the worst period of hardship is over and that 2026 will bring improved fortunes for the country.Daniel said President Tinubu’s bold economic reforms—including the removal of fuel subsidy, floating of the naira, and renewed efforts to tackle insecurity—are already yielding positive results and placing the nation on a stronger economic footing.Speaking on Sunday at his annual family thanksgiving service held at Abraham Tabernacle, Sagamu, Ogun State, Daniel said there was no need to “beat about the bush” regarding the impact of the reforms.“There is no beating about the bush. President Tinubu’s courageous economic reforms are already putting Nigeria on a strong footing. The worst is over, and I believe that gradually and steadily, things will continue to improve,” he said.Speaking with journalists at the event, the PDP’s 2023 governorship candidate in the state, Oladipupo Adebutu, acknowledged the current economic hardship but urged Nigerians not to lose hope.“Things are undoubtedly difficult for Nigerians, especially as we approach another political season. But God is a God of grace and mercy. Better days are ahead, and Nigerians should not lose hope because 2026 will be better,” Adebutu said.

The Chief Executive Officer of Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company, Kingsley Achife, on Monday said the residential consumers in Ogun State owed the company over N67bn.

Achife urged members of the public never to cover staff of the company indulging in unwholesome practices as about 10 of such erring staff had been sacked in the last five months

He disclosed this at a community engagement held at the IBEDC headoffice, Leme, Abeokuta, for its customers within Abeokuta metropolis and Sagamu.

Achife, who was represented by the Lead Media Relations Officer, IBEDC, Ibadan, Mrs Busolami Tunwase, said consumers should to pay their debts to avoid disconnection. 

He said the company called for the engagement with the customers to seek better working relationships, and to particularly appeal to them to help in paying their debts which was now becoming a source of concern to the company.

Achife said “We have called this meeting to seek better working relationships with our customers but this we cannot do if they are not paying for the services being rendered.

“As we speak customers in Ogun State are owing us over N67bn, this is very huge and we all know that no business can survive with suffocating debt like this. So we are appealing to them to pay up before we begin to disconnect them.