Tinubu to govs: Ignore armchair critics, let your results speak for you

President Bola Tinubu has urged governors across Nigeria to remain focused on delivering tangible results that improve the lives of their people, urging them to disregard armchair critics who merely seek to distract from the work at hand.

Tinubu told the governors that the accurate measure of leadership is a positive and visible impact.

“Let the people be at the heart of your programmes. Your hard work and concrete achievements will answer any criticism. Ignore distractions – your results will speak for you,” the president said in Katsina on Friday, May 2, 2025.

The president commissioned a 24km road, which Katsina State Governor Dikko Umar Radda completed within 18 months. He also commissioned the Katsina Agricultural Mechanized Centre.

“We have decided for peace and stability. I know you face terrorism and banditry attacks in the state, but you have shown determination and courage to move Katsina State forward. You will not walk alone. The federal government will be with you,” Tinubu added.

President Tinubu noted that hunger and poverty remain the biggest threats to peace in the country, saying: “The economy is sailing in the right trajectory.

“Today, we are seeing an effort to banish hunger and a commitment to food security and the empowerment of our people. Small and large-scale farming will be encouraged. Once we liberate ourselves from hunger, we will appreciate peace and harmony.

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“The remarkable progress in the state will continue to be rewarded. I want to assure the Nigerian public that agriculture is the heart of our progress and must be for all.

“We have dedicated ourselves to food security. We must invest in mechanisation and water management. The old style of agriculture is gone.”

The president said the Bank of Agriculture will be resuscitated and properly repositioned to meet farmers’ needs and improve farming and agricultural production.

“The Bank of Agriculture is being revitalised. When resuscitated, the bank will make funds available for large, medium and small-scale farming,” Tinubu said.

The governors of Borno, Benue, Kaduna, Kwara, and Jigawa States attended the commissioning.

Former Governors Aminu Masari and Ibrahim Shema, as well as ministers of culture, solid minerals, and agriculture, were also present.

The Star