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Bola Tinubu, president, stated on Thursday that his administration’s economic reforms are working as planned.

Tinubu said the ruling party is not a failure at the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Summit held at the State House in Abuja’s banquet hall.

We set off on this journey two years ago, driven by a bus of hope and unwavering faith in Nigeria. We pledged to resurrect trust and promote prosperity in Nigeria by facing the challenges head-on.

I’m proud to report today that our economic reforms are successful. Nothing good comes easily. He claimed that the government no longer provides subsidies for the benefit of this nation.

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President Tinubu took the steps to implement a comprehensive economic reform plan after taking office in May 2023, which the government and international financial institutions felt was necessary to bring down the continent’s most populous nation.

Many regular Nigerians are facing the worst cost-of-living crisis in a generation, and these measures, including liberalizing the battered naira currency and cutting fuel subsidies, have been financially harmed by these measures.

According to the bank, nearly half of Nigerians lived in poverty in 2024 as a result of years of rising inflation and slow growth.

The government’s harsh economic reforms, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), have not yet had an impact on the average citizen.

APC Applauds Tinubu

The ruling party’s support for Tinubu’s candidacy for the 2027 presidential election was revealed during the program.

Abdullahi Ganduje, the APC National Chairman, made this announcement at the gathering.

Bola Tinubu has been chosen as the party’s sole candidate for the 2027 presidential election by the All Progressives Congress (APC). &nbsp,

During the party’s annual summit in Abuja on Thursday, APC National Chairman Abdullahi Ganduje made the announcement.

At the gathering attended by APC governors, ministers, and other political heavyweights of the ruling party, Ganduje said, “As the chairman of the party and on behalf of the National Working Committee, the only recognized platform, I believe, legally, to field a candidate for president in any election,” Ganduje said. &nbsp,

Read more about Tinubu’s endorsement by Akpabio and Abbas.

Tinubu Is The Only Candidate for The 2027 Presidential Election, according to APC. twitter.com/708mfMH4Um

When President Bola Tinubu took office, the minister of works, David Umahi, revealed that there had been “almost no projects” in the South-East of Nigeria. He also highlighted that significant improvements have since been made to close the infrastructure gap.

He made a speech on Thursday at the All-Presidential Congress (APC) National Summit in Abuja, where the Federal Government presented its two-year works sector performance report.

Umahi said, “We inherited almost no project in the South-East, but the Enugu to Onitsha project is ongoing, and the Enugu to Abakaliki road is also in progress.

The Second Niger Bridge, which provides both the Delta and the Anambra states, is also making steady progress.

Umahi praised the president for putting emphasis on infrastructure as a means of increasing the country’s GDP. “We may have challenges, but I must commend you very highly because you know that the works sector is the one that grows a country’s GDP, and other sectors build on it. You and I have a great working relationship. You are an excellent man.

He also praised the positive social media feedback. What is happening on social media makes me very happy. You’re receiving a lot of praise for the work you’re doing, he continued.

Investment-driven

Umahi described the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway as a groundbreaking investment-driven project while highlighting the Federal Government’s vision.

The 750-kilometer highway, in his opinion, serves as a strategic economic artery as well.

Let me begin with the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway by stating that these four legacy projects are investment-driven projects rather than just road projects. Many of our already-existing roads across states will be connected to this project when it is finished, he said.

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He added that Section 1 of the highway, which extends 47.47 kilometers by two lanes, has been fully constructed and is about 80% finished. The 55-kilometer stretch of Section 2 runs from Elepe Junction to the Ogun border. By the end of June 2025, Umahi promised to finish ten kilometers of that section.

The project’s economic and environmental benefits were further explained by the works minister.

Part of the project will be supported by the use of low-emissions reinforced concrete and solar power. We will now be transloading our goods because the draft at Apapa Wharf is shallow, but with the help of this road and connection to the deep seaport. We will also be generating carbon credits, “Umahi stated.

Shagari’s “Highway Dream”

The Shehu Shagari administration’s initial plan to revive the long-abandoned Sokoto-Badagry Highway was later revived by President Tinubu.

The Shagari administration had a dream about the Badagry-Sokoto highway, but you arrived and realized it. You requested that the over 1, 068 km stretch of that road be made of concrete pavement. He claimed that we have already procured 258 kilometers (by two lanes) in Kebbi State.

Umahi also pointed out that President Tinubu inherited 2, 604 ongoing works projects worth totaling $113 trillion. 260 new projects totaling $ 208 billion were scoped and are now fully operational, just to name a few of them, between 2023 and 2024.

President Bola Tinubu has stated that he anticipates more people joining the All Progressives Congress in the wake of the wave of defections that have affected the major opposition parties.

The President, who made the remarks at the party’s annual summit in Abuja on Thursday, said that those who violated their right to freedom of movement and associateship should not be held accountable.

Tinubu once said, “Before I skip, I just need to tell those who think the one-party system is bad. One party is in power and is advancing Nigerians’ goals.

What begins, exactly? You don’t blame someone who is rescuing from a sinking ship without a life jacket.

Read more: Tinubu, Our Economic Reforms Are Working, and APC Not Failing.

I’m happy of what we have and anticipating more, as the saying goes, that’s the game.

We are a democracy that adheres to the Constitution. Remember that the freedom of association and freedom of movement are not criminally repressible.

“Welcome to the Progressives,” Clean them with soap.

Gale of Defections

In recent months, one governor and two federal and state legislators have departed from the PDP.

Sheriff Oborevwori, the governor of Delta State, and Ifeanyi Okowa, his succeeding governor, made their APC official debut on April 28.

Oborevwori joined his deputy, members of the House of Assembly, commissioners, chairmen of local government, and councillors in supporting the decision.

The governor characterized his choice as a movement, not a defection.

Six House of Representatives members from Delta State left the PDP and joined the APC eight days later.

Tajudeen Abbas, the House’s speaker, read the defection notices during plenary.

Victor Nwokolo, Julius Pondi, Julius Pondi, and Thomas Ereyitomi, both from the North/South division of the Warriors, are among them.

Ezechi Nnamdi and Nicholas Mutu (Bomadi/Patani), Ukodhiko Jonathan (Isoko North/Isoko South), and Ndokwa/Ukwuani Nnamdi.

Senators Adamu Aliero, from the PDP to the APC, and Yahaya Abdullahi, from the Kebbi North Senatorial District, and Garba Maidoki, from the PDP, were deported on May 13th. &nbsp,

Read more about A Movement, Not Defection, Oborevwori, Okowa, and other people who officially join APC.

By bringing the number of APC senators to 68, their departure increased the party’s majority in the upper chamber.

Umo Eno, the governor of Akwa Ibom State, instructed all of his commissioners and appointees to either defect to the APC or step down from their positions on Thursday.

He said, “It was a good idea to speak at the State Executive Council on Thursday.”

If you haven’t heard that I’m moving party by now, I don’t know what else you have to know.

So we want our commissioners, members of the Excos, appointees, and other members of the excos to inform me that some of you are telling me not to join me, that you are absolutely free to, but that you won’t be in my state executive council.

You should just be prepared to resign as soon as I announce that I’m moving because you are an appointee and I value your loyalty.

By December 2025, the Federal Government has assured Nigerians that Section 3 of the East-West Road, which runs 15 kilometers from Eleme Junction to Onne Junction in Rivers State, will be finished and accessible to the public.

During a tour of the project site in Rivers State, the minister of works, Dave Umahi, gave the assurance.

In addition, he further stated that the awaited Eleme section will be operational within the next ten days.

After conducting a press tour of the area, Umahi spoke about the economic significance of the road corridor, particularly its ability to facilitate the movement of important oil and gas infrastructure to the Onne region.

READ MORE: Tinubu Submits $1.48 billion in 2025 Rivers Budget to NASS For Approval.

The minister spoke with representatives of Reynolds Construction Company (RCC), the project’s contractors, while accompanied by Tarilade Enwereama, the controller of works for Rivers State.

Enwereama boldly claimed that the road’s restoration project will last between 50 and 100 years.

Enwereama noted that “we expect this road to serve Nigerians for many decades” because it is being built to the highest engineering standards.

Umahi once more confirmed that Section 3 will be completed on time, including those that have been designated for flyovers.

He affirmed the Tinubu administration’s commitment to completing high-impact infrastructure projects by estimating the total cost of the ongoing construction work at 156 billion.

We are determined to finish this because it is a national economic asset. Umahi predicted that the entire Onne stretch will be accessible in 10 days and the Eleme portion will be open by December.

Since the work has begun, the Minister has made his ninth appearance at the site. His frequent inspections and tangible improvements on the ground indicate that Nigeria’s South-South region is now putting more emphasis on infrastructure development.