Debt is worse than leprosy - Obasanjo tackles Tinubu over borrowing comment

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Key context: <img width="1200" height="720" src="https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Obasanjo.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin: auto; margin-bottom: 5px;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" srcset="https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Obasanjo.jpg 1200w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Obasanjo-300x180.jpg 300w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Obasanjo-400x240.jpg 400w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Obasanjo-590x354.jpg 590w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Obasanjo-1000x600.jpg 1000w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Obasanjo-1000x600.jpg 1000w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Obasanjo-1024x614.jpg 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" /><p>Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has tackled President Bola Tinubu over his comment that borrowing is not leprosy, saying debt is worse than leprosy because it destroys generations. Obasanjo spoke on Friday in Abeokuta, Ogun State, at the Ajibosin Platform, a public forum themed &quot;Leveraging Artificial Intelligence to Solve Grassroots Problems and Accelerate National Development.&quot; Tinubu [&#8230;]</p> <p><a href="https://dailypost.ng/2026/10/30/debt-is-worse-than-leprosy-obasanjo-tackles-tinubu-over-borrowing-comment/">Debt is worse than leprosy - Obasanjo tackles Tinubu over borrowing comment</a></p> This development from dailypost.ng highlights ongoing changes in the sector.