?President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has reaffirmed his administration's unyielding determination to overcome Nigeria’s security challenges through sustained structural reforms, enhanced equipment, and improved welfare for security personnel.
Speaking on Tuesday before a crowd of party faithful at Dutse Township Stadium in Jigawa State, the President assured citizens that ongoing security interventions would guarantee the safety of lives and property nationwide.
?"I promise you, we are working hard to ensure that Nigeria is safe and our forces are well taken care of, regardless of where they come from," President Tinubu said. "We will conquer insecurity. We've been through many wars. We will defeat our enemies. Enemies of unity, Enemies of stability. Enemies of hope.
I assure you that we are doing that. We're strengthening the police; we're strengthening the armed forces. We are paying better salaries today."
?Unveiling the All Progressives Congress campaign manifesto, titled “From Reforms to Prosperity,” President Tinubu defended his administration’s critical policy decisions, particularly the removal of the petroleum subsidy.
He argued that eliminating the subsidy unlocked essential revenue required to fund critical infrastructure, healthcare, and regional development projects across the country.
?Addressing opposition calls to reinstate the subsidy, the President questioned the financial viability of such proposals. "You have seen what we are doing. Across the country, no region is left behind.
Those who think they should bring the subsidy back are liars. How will they pay for those commitments? How will you repair the roads? How will you maintain them? How will you function?" he queried.
?Highlighting interventions aimed at driving food security, President Tinubu pledged expanded backing for smallholder farmers. "We will reward small-scale farmers. Interest-free loans for farmers are coming. Prosperity is coming.
Food security will happen," he declared, encouraging the people of Jigawa to support APC candidates at all levels in the upcoming general elections.
?Prior to the rally, President Tinubu commissioned several key projects in Jigawa State, including the Bola Ahmed Tinubu Multi-Purpose Skills Acquisition Centre, the Renewed Hope Technical Services Centre, and 400 tractors alongside agricultural machinery procured by the state government for mechanised farming.
He also virtually commissioned the three-kilometre dualised Old Police Station–Palace Road in Dutse.
?Welcoming the President, Jigawa State Governor Umar Namadi commended federal interventions in the region—such as the 60 percent completed Greater Hadejia Water Project, the Katsina–Maradi rail line, the establishment of Federal Colleges of Education in Dutse and Hadejia, and student access to the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND). Governor Namadi also solicited federal support to address escalating ecological challenges in Dutse and Hadejia.
?In their respective remarks, Vice President Kashim Shettima, Director General of the APC Presidential Campaign Council Senator Abdulaziz Yari, and Sokoto State Governor Dr. Ahmed Aliyu highlighted President Tinubu’s long-standing political alliances across Northern Nigeria, urging the electorate to support the administration’s drive toward economic consolidation and national stability.
