Northern political leaders, academics, youth groups, traditional rulers and civil society members have thrown their support behind President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's administration, urging continuity of economic and governance reforms ahead of the 2027 elections. The endorsement came at a townhall meeting organised by the PBAT Door-to-Door Movement at Arewa House in Kaduna on Saturday. Participants conducted a critical review of the administration's policies and concluded that reversing current reforms could undermine Nigeria's recovery and long-term stability.
Representing President Tinubu, Special Adviser on Media and Public Communication Sunday Dare said the government had moved Nigeria "from reforms to recovery" through tough but necessary decisions. He cited the removal of fuel subsidies, foreign exchange reforms, improved revenue generation, fiscal discipline and renewed investor confidence as key interventions. Dare added that social protection measures such as the NELFUND student loan scheme, healthcare reforms, pension restructuring, salary adjustments and youth empowerment programmes were being implemented alongside economic reforms.
On infrastructure, Dare listed the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway, Sokoto-Badagry Superhighway, Abuja-Kaduna-Kano Expressway and rail modernisation projects as evidence of a national development agenda. Kaduna State Commissioner for Information Ahmed Maiyaki said increased federal allocations had enabled Governor Uba Sani's administration to expand interventions in transport, education, healthcare and agriculture. He noted that over 100 CNG buses were deployed for free transportation, health facilities rehabilitated, roads constructed across all 23 local government areas and the business environment improved. Maiyaki attributed better security in the state to deliberate governance strategies and community engagement.
National Coordinator of the PBAT Door-to-Door Movement Sunday Adekanbi described the event as a platform to assess governance outcomes and build support for policy continuity beyond 2027. Keynote speaker Prof. Solomon T. Gushibet said the reforms were painful but necessary to prevent fiscal collapse and restore institutional confidence. He cited progress in local government autonomy, CreditCorp, CNG adoption, agricultural reforms, technical education and health development, while acknowledging inflation, food insecurity, debt pressure and communication gaps. Stakeholders agreed that structural adjustment required patience and warned against abrupt policy reversals.
