I Told You the Man is on Total Overhauling of The System, By Abiola Aremu Ogunlade

If you like him or hate him, one thing is clear: Bola Ahmed Tinubu did not come to manage Nigeria.

He came to overhaul it.

And that is why the system is shaking.

The first shock was fuel subsidy removal.

For 30 years, subsidy was the political oxygen of corruption.

In one announcement, it was gone.

Painful?

Yes.

Necessary?

Absolutely.

Second — exchange rate unification.

The multiple-window forex regime was a playground for arbitrage.

Today, that door is largely closed.

The naira is adjusting in the open market, not in secret corridors.

Third — tax reform push.

The administration is pushing to widen the tax net instead of overburdening the same compliant citizens.

The goal?

More revenue without printing money.

Fourth — debt restructuring and revenue drive.

External reserves rebuilding.

Aggressive attempt to restore investor confidence.

Fifth — local government autonomy ruling through the Supreme Court.

That is structural.

That changes grassroots governance forever if enforced.

This is not cosmetic governance.

This is surgery.

Now let’s talk about the elephant in the room: State Police.

Nigeria runs a centralized police system for 200+ million people.

One Inspector General sitting in Abuja controlling policing from Lagos to Zamfara.

Is that realistic?

Look at the United States.

The United States has federal agencies, yes.

But everyday policing?

It’s handled by state police, county sheriffs, city police departments.

Local problems, local intelligence, local response.

Look at the United Kingdom.

Policing is regionalized —

Metropolitan Police,

Greater Manchester Police,

West Midlands Police.

They understand their communities.

Look at Germany.

Each state (Länder) controls its own police force.

Federal police handle borders and national security.

Structure.

Efficiency.

Accountability.

Now compare that to Nigeria.

Banditry in the Northwest.

Oil theft in the Niger Delta.

Kidnapping in the Southeast.

Urban crime in Lagos.

And we expect one centralized command to understand all nuances?

State Police is not about secession.

It is not about weakening Nigeria.

It is about security efficiency.

The fear is abuse by governors?

But let’s ask ourselves:

Is the current centralized system abuse-free?

Power is safest when decentralized with strong checks.

Tinubu is pushing structural reforms because he understands something many politicians fear.

Which is…

You cannot build a 21st-century economy on a 1960 security architecture.

The truth is this: Nigerians want change — but we don’t like the discomfort of reform.

Subsidy removal?

We complained.

Forex reform?

We complained.

Tax reform?

We complain.

State Police proposal?

We panic.

The same people who praise developed countries reject the structures that made them stable.

Reform is not sweet.

It is disruptive.

The real question is not whether Tinubu is reforming Nigeria.

The real question is:

Are Nigerians ready for a restructured Nigeria?

I am ready.

Are you?

May Nigeria win