FG breaks food cartels, stabilises market with bold policy push

In a stunning policy victory, President Bola Tinubu has broken the grip of food hoarders and profiteers, ushering in a new wave of market stability.

With rice prices falling and local milling activities rebounding, the government’s refusal to bow to pressure over subsidy removal and FX unification has paid off.

“They hoarded food, expecting us to reverse course but we stood firm. Now, the hoarded grains are back in the market. We’ve won,” Tinubu declared, in a rare moment of triumph.

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Rather than deploying force or public drama, Tinubu relied on strategic, intelligent reform disrupting cartels without caving to pressure. His actions shielded critical economic reforms from sabotage, proving that real change doesn’t require populist pandering but political will.

Critics, some tied to the old order, continue to deny progress. But as shelves refill and food prices ease, the verdict is clear: economic sabotage was met with policy precision and defeated.

This is more than a policy win. It’s proof that entrenched interests can be confronted, and that governance by courage, not compromise, is possible.