2027: Tinubu’s reforms will ease hardship, bring prosperity to Nigerians, Presidency says

The Presidency has assured Nigerians that the economic reforms introduced by President Bola Tinubu will eventually ease hardship and deliver shared prosperity, saying the sacrifices made over the past three years will translate into improved living conditions.

Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, gave the assurance on Tuesday in Abuja while delivering President Tinubu’s goodwill message at the unveiling of the All Progressives Congress manifesto for the 2027 presidential election.

The manifesto, titled Translating Reforms to Shared Prosperity, was unveiled at the Atiku Abubakar Auditorium of the Shehu Yar’Adua Centre.

Gbajabiamila acknowledged that the removal of fuel subsidy and the unification of the foreign exchange system had placed considerable pressure on households but maintained that failing to implement the reforms would have caused greater economic damage.

“Those decisions have placed real pressure on households. We must speak honestly about that experience, because the people living through it deserve to be heard, and nobody should have to pretend life is easy to believe Nigeria can improve,” he said.

He added, “I believe the President was right to act. Leaving those problems untouched would have continued to weaken our ability to invest in the future. Now, our responsibility is to ensure that the opportunities created by reform become improvements people can recognise in their own lives.”

The Chief of Staff said the APC manifesto was designed to make the gains of the administration’s economic restructuring felt by ordinary Nigerians, including farmers, students, small business owners and young families.

He cited the Nigerian Education Loan Fund as one of the initiatives helping students from financially disadvantaged backgrounds to access higher education through support for institutional fees and living expenses.

Gbajabiamila also highlighted the administration’s tax reforms, which he said provide relief for low-income earners and qualifying small businesses, as well as the Electricity Act, which allows states to establish and regulate their electricity markets.