President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has pledged to scale Nigeria’s available electricity generation to 10,000 megawatts, push inflation below 8 per cent and lift annual economic growth to 6 per cent by 2031, under a new All Progressives Congress (APC) manifesto set to be officially unveiled in Abuja on Tuesday.
The 109-page document, titled “From Reform to Prosperity: Agenda 2027–203,” outlines the President’s programme for a possible second term and recasts the administration’s eight-point Renewed Hope Agenda into four delivery pillars: a secure and resilient nation; a better quality and more affordable life; energy, infrastructure and economic growth; and effective, accountable governance.
The manifesto presents the next four years as the phase in which the gains from the administration’s early reforms are converted into cheaper food, reliable power, jobs, homes and improved public services. It argues that the first term stabilised public finances and rebuilt investor confidence, while the second term must make those gains visible in “every state, local government, ward, and community.”
Power and growth
“lAmong Tinubu’s key economic commitments is to lift available power generation towards 10,000MW by 2031, extend metering towards full coverage, reinforce transmission and distribution networks, and expand clean-energy access in underserved communities. The party says the plan will build on the Electricity Act 2023, which decentralised power regulation to states and opened the way for subnational electricity markets.
The manifesto also commits the administration to reducing inflation to below 8 per cent on a sustained basis, expanding domestic food production, storage and processing, and halving post-harvest losses. It promises cheaper and faster movement of goods between states through secured farm-to-market corridors, improved transport infrastructure and better logistics.
Tinubu is targeting 6 per cent annual economic growth by 2031, alongside a pledge to halve youth unemployment and extend equitable credit to half of all economically active Nigerians. The plan also promises one million export-linked jobs for young Nigerians through talent and services exports by 2030, as well as an industrial hub in each of Nigeria’s six geopolitical zones.
“We will ensure that the full benefits of structural reform reach every family,” the manifesto says in Tinubu’s closing message. “Enhanced security. Dignified employment. Lower living costs. Reliable power. Dependable public services.”
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Security and social services
On security, the APC pledges stronger protection against terrorism, banditry and kidnapping, improved border control and a police service that responds when citizens need it. The manifesto proposes the recruitment and training of 78,000 additional security personnel by 2031, comprising 28,000 military personnel and 50,000 police officers.
In education and health, Tinubu promises to halve the number of out-of-school children, deploy 20,000 additional teachers, expand health insurance from more than 23 million enrollees to 40 per cent of Nigerians, and ensure that at least 90 per cent of primary healthcare centres are functional, up from 53 per cent today.
The manifesto also pledges a credible route to decent housing for working households, with a target of 200,000 homes under the Tinubu Mass Social Housing Scheme, mortgage financing through the Mortgage Refinance Company and Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria, and licensed private developers. The administration says delivery will be tracked on a public dashboard.
Building on reforms
The document devotes substantial space to defending the economic choices made since 2023, including the removal of fuel subsidy, unification of the exchange rate and tax reforms. It says those measures strengthened public finances, restored confidence in the foreign-exchange market and created fiscal space for states and local governments.
The manifesto cites foreign reserves of $55.3 billion in September 2026, up from $33 billion in May 2023, and says net reserves rose from about $4 billion to about $32 billion. It also points to a 14.63 per cent inflation rate in September, down from a 34.8 per cent peak in December 2024, and 4.43 per cent GDP growth in the second quarter of 2026, up from 2.74 per cent in 2023.
Other claimed gains include a N35.5 trillion tax and customs revenue collection in 2025, more than double the 2023 level; a N12.6 trillion trade surplus in the second quarter of 2026; $23.2 billion in capital inflows in 2025; and a 374 per cent rise in the Nigerian Exchange index since May 2023.
“Our foundations are undeniably firmer,” Tinubu says in the manifesto’s opening message. “The coming years must focus on tangible improvements: the food on our tables, the power in our homes, the security of our families, and the dignity of meaningful work.”
Delivery plan
To make the promises measurable, the APC says every commitment will carry a baseline, target, cost, named owner and reporting date, published in a public delivery tracker. It also promises public dashboards, independent verification and regular reporting to allow citizens to assess progress.
The first 100 days of a second Tinubu term would include publication of baselines and owners for headline commitments, a quarterly cost-of-living basket, the opening of secured farm-to-market corridors, a Citizen Service Guarantee, and an independent audit of unfinished or underused public assets.
The manifesto says the administration will fund new priorities first by recovering public value lost through oil-revenue leakages, electricity-billing losses and incomplete projects, rather than relying primarily on fresh taxes or borrowing. It also pledges to review multiple taxation affecting small businesses and households.
“Our offer is set out plainly,” the document states. “Our commitments are tied to clear metrics and regular public reporting, and we invite every Nigerian to hold us accountable to them.”
The manifesto’s central political argument is that Nigerians should judge the administration not only by the reforms it has carried out, but by whether those reforms translate into lower living costs, safer communities, reliable electricity and better-paying work over the next four years.
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