The Presidency has vehemently dismissed the recent assessment of the Yoruba socio-cultural group, Afenifere, on the President Bola Tinubu’s mid-term achievements.
The Yoruba socio-political organization had recently claimed that President Tinubu’s policies have resulted in economic hardship, democratic decline, and social regression.
Recall that Tinubu’s administration clocked two years on 29 May.
He was inaugurated on 29 May, 2023 for a four-year tenure.
Afenifere accused the APC administration of engaging in “massive propaganda,” adding that Tinubu’s government’s midterm report showed that every human development and sociopolitical index had nosedived.
But reacting to the assessment, the presidency, in a statement issued by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Public Affairs, Sunday Dare, on Tuesday, raised concerns
about what it described as deliberate attempt by the organisation to find faults and trade in deceit instead of objectivity.
The Presidency labelled the group’s assessment as “deceitful,” “prejudiced,” and “not grounded in facts.”
“The rebellious Afenifere claims that President Bola Tinubu’s administration’s performance over the past two years has witnessed a regression in human development, economic mismanagement, and democratic backsliding.
“This is a jaundiced view, echoing the view of opposition politicians, one of whom the group supported in the 2023 election. A balanced assessment based on available data reveals a more objective and progressive picture, with significant achievements amid the challenges expected from a country like Nigeria with decades-old problems,” the statement partly reads.
While countering the group’s claims, the Presidency argued that the floatation of the naira and the unification of the exchange rates had boosted foreign reserves to $38.1 billion by 2024 and achieved a trade surplus of N18.86 trillion for the country.
“Under the Tinubu administration, Nigeria’s annual inflation rate fell to 23.71% in April 2025 from 24.23% in the prior month. Food inflation, the most significant component of the inflation basket, remained elevated but moderated to 21.26% from 21.79%.
“While these figures indicate stabilisation, the immediate impact on ordinary Nigerians is not lost. The government’s cash transfer programme, which provides funds to the poorest households and benefits over 5.7 million households, is a credible outreach,” the Presidency said.
Speaking further, the Presidency listed the Presidential Loan and Grant Scheme, the Students’ Loan Scheme, NELFUND, the increase in the minimum wage and the NYSC allowance as some of President Tinubu’s gains.
“The administration also recorded over $10 Billion FX debt cleared, Federal account allocation to states growing by 60%, enabling more local development projects, N50 billion released to end the perennial ASUU strikes, and over 1,000 PHCs revitalised nationwide with an additional 5,500 undergoing upgrades,” the Presidency added.