The Presidency has urged Nigerians to hold the All Progressives Congress (APC)-led Federal Government accountable for its electoral promises ahead of the 2027 general election.
The Chief of Staff to the President and former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, gave the assurance on Tuesday during the unveiling of the APC’s 2027 manifesto, titled From Reforms to Prosperity.
Gbajabiamila described a manifesto as a binding agreement between political leaders and the electorate, insisting that the promises made to Nigerians must be fulfilled.
He identified security, affordable living, energy security and physical infrastructure as the major pillars of the party’s plan, adding that the Tinubu administration remained committed to improving living conditions across the country.
“A manifesto, in its strictest sense, is simply a contract between the people and their leaders. It is an inviolable contract, and we take the strict interpretation of what a manifesto represents as gospel under this administration,” he said.
He explained that the four pillars were designed to work together to improve the daily lives of Nigerians, using the example of a farmer who needs security to access farmland, storage facilities to preserve harvests and good roads to transport produce to markets.
According to him, combining these interventions would improve farmers’ earnings and make food more affordable for households.
Gbajabiamila said the manifesto also contained commitments to reduce the number of out-of-school children by half by 2031, install seven million additional electricity meters and expand health insurance coverage.
He urged Nigerians to support the programme and take an active interest in monitoring its implementation.
“Our mission in government is to make these decisions less frightening for the millions of young people and families across the country,” he said.
He added that the government would publish targets, identify officials responsible for delivering them and regularly report progress to the public.
“The manifesto commits us to publishing targets, identifying those responsible and reporting progress to the public. Citizens should be able to see where delivery is succeeding and where it is falling short.
“We ask Nigerians to believe in this programme, and we are giving them the means to judge it.
“For those of us in public office, this is an obligation to work. The President’s determination must be matched by performance across government,” he stated.
The Chief of Staff also urged APC leaders, particularly members of the Presidential Campaign Council, to engage Nigerians, explain the administration’s achievements and present its plans for the next four years.
He said the party must be prepared to answer questions from Nigerians as it seeks another mandate under President Tinubu.
“We must earn support through the quality of our work, the strength of our case and the seriousness of our conduct under President Tinubu,” he said.
Gbajabiamila added that the party would ask Nigerians in 2027 for another mandate to continue its reforms and extend their benefits to more people.
APC outlines targets for 2027–2031
The APC manifesto outlines several targets the party says it intends to achieve between 2027 and 2031 if re-elected.
On security, the party promised stronger protection against terrorism, banditry and kidnapping, improved police response and better border security.
On the economy, it pledged to reduce inflation, increase domestic food production, expand storage and processing facilities, halve post-harvest losses and make the movement of goods across states faster and cheaper.
For the power sector, the party promised to increase available electricity generation towards 10,000 megawatts, expand electricity metering, strengthen transmission and distribution networks and extend clean energy access to underserved communities.
The manifesto also set a target of accelerating annual economic growth to six per cent, halving youth unemployment and expanding access to equitable credit to half of all economically active Nigerians.
On education and healthcare, the APC promised to halve the number of out-of-school children, deploy 20,000 additional teachers and ensure more children complete their education.
It also pledged to expand health insurance coverage from more than 23 million enrollees to 40 per cent of Nigerians and increase the proportion of functional primary healthcare centres from 53 per cent to at least 90 per cent.
