President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday bragged that his administration has met its revenue target for the year, primarily from the non-oil sector.
The President also stated that the country is stabilized and the government no longer borrows money from domestic banks, adding that what the administration needs is to create jobs for the people.
Speaking when he hosted The Buhari Organization (TBO), made up of the defunct Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) led by the former governor of Nasarawa State, Senator Umaru Tanks Al-Makura, who was on a solidarity visit to the seat of power, President Tinubu told his supporters not to allow anybody to threaten them over the 2027 elections.
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He said that the economy is stabilized, and nobody trades a piece of paper for the exchange rate anymore.
President Tinubu said the visit brought back the memory of the beginning of the alliance of the legacy political parties when they sat down to fashion out the way to follow, adding, “We disagreed to agree. We even argued on a symbol. When I see people like you, my determination is to work harder.”
He said he was building on the legacies of the late President Muhammadu Buhari and promised to do more through hard work and thoughtful consideration.
He commended members of the defunct CPC, who were not given any political appointment but still remained with the APC, and promised to accommodate them with an ambassadorial position.
He said, *“I couldn’t appoint everybody at once, and thank you for your patience. I still have some slots available for ambassadorial positions that many people are craving for.
“First of all, we are fixing the economy. Bringing hope to the people. That is what we are looking for. And that is who is here. Thank you for believing in me. The economy is stabilized; nobody is trading a piece of paper for an exchange rate anymore.
“What we need now is building the ship, bedrooms for export and import to buy goods and create jobs for the people.
“There is a guarantee that I know, many of you have to suffer the initial abuse and the fear: where are we going? We know the direction we are heading, and we are moving upward.
“Those who may not know, now know. As I am standing before you, I can brag that Nigeria is no longer borrowing a dime from local banks.
“We have met our revenue targets for the whole year, and we met it in August. I received it this morning. If non-oil revenue is doing well, then I have no fear of whatever Trump is doing on the other side.
“I have just signed up for a huge mechanization program, so that every region will have a mechanized center for agricultural mechanization with trainees and all of that. I believe that is our path to food sovereignty and food security.
“If we remove hunger, we have defeated poverty. All I can promise you is where we started and where we are going. The path to Nigeria’s recovery, we are on it. Don’t let anybody threaten you with any uncertainty. We are confident that we will succeed. Part of what we inherited from Buhari was his honesty, transparency, and justice; that’s all.
“You won’t have anything less than that. You will have joy at the end of this journey, and we will definitely put something together to build a Buhari House. That house will be a house of joy and prosperity.”*
Speaking earlier, the leader of the delegation and former governor of Nasarawa State, Senator Tanko Al-Makura, assured the President that the CPC bloc within the APC remained firmly behind his administration and would mobilize nationwide to ensure the party’s victory in the next election.
Al-Makura, speaking for the delegation, also assured Tinubu of unwavering loyalty: “We are with you in loyalty, in person, and in purpose.”
While commending Tinubu for steering the country through challenging economic times and for sustaining peace and stability, the former Nasarawa State governor also lauded the President for honoring the memory of their late leader and mentor, former President Muhammadu Buhari.
Recalling the CPC years preceding the historic merger that gave birth to the APC in 2013, Al-Makura described Tinubu and Buhari as two visionaries whose political partnership laid the foundation for justice, equity, and national renewal.
