* Says no fear of Trump’s tariff regime
President Bola Tinubu says his administration had achieved its revenue mobilisation target and will no longer rely on borrowing to finance government operations.
Speaking at the State House, Abuja on Tuesday when received founding members of the defunct Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), the President stressed that prudent management, not debt, now anchors Nigeria’s economic direction.
“For those who may not know, now know that today I can stand here before you to brag, Nigeria is not borrowing. We have met our revenue target for the year and we met it in August.
“If non oil revenue is doing well, then we have no fear of whatever Trump is doing on the other side. I have just signed off on a huge mechanisation programme that every region have with mechanise centre we are doing mechanisation and training and all of that and that is our backbone, food sovereignty, food security. If we remove hunger, we have defeated poverty.
“We have met our revenue target. Nigeria is not borrowing again. Nobody is trading pieces of paper for exchange rate anymore. The naira is stabilising. What we need now is to build the infrastructure for export and import, to create jobs and opportunities for our people. That is my guarantee,” Tinubu said.
On food security, the President announced that his government would roll out a nationwide mechanisation programme, with farm centres established across all regions to boost productivity, ensure food sovereignty and lift millions out of poverty.
“Our path to food security is clear. Every region will have a mechanised farm centre. We are committed to removing poverty from our land, and that is the work we have already started,” he said.
While describing coalition of opposition politicians as “recreation centers”, Tinubu urged his supporters not to be distracted by political noise ahead of 2027, emphasising that his focus remains on reforms that will guarantee prosperity for all Nigerians.
“Don’t let anybody threaten you with uncertainty. We know the direction we are going, and we are certain of success. The legacy you will inherit from me is total commitment to justice, transparency and progress. At the end of this journey, it will be a house of joy and prosperity for all,” he declared.
