Tinubu vows to defeat insecurity, promises better welfare for security forces

President Bola Tinubu has reaffirmed his administration’s determination to tackle insecurity in Nigeria, promising improved salaries and welfare for security personnel.

Tinubu gave the assurance on Tuesday during an All Progressives Congress (APC) rally at Dutse Township Stadium, Jigawa State, where he urged residents to support the party in the 2027 general elections.

The President said his administration was strengthening the armed forces and police to enhance their capacity to protect lives and property.

“We will conquer insecurity. We’ve been through many wars. We will defeat our enemies. Enemies of unity, enemies of stability, enemies of hope,” he said.

Tinubu added that security personnel were receiving better salaries under his administration.

The President also defended the removal of the petrol subsidy, describing it as a necessary reform that had created resources for infrastructure and development projects across the country.

He accused opposition politicians advocating the restoration of the subsidy of misleading Nigerians, questioning how they would finance road construction, maintenance and other public projects.

“Those who think they should bring the subsidy back are liars. How will they pay for those commitments? How will you repair the roads? How will you maintain them?” he said.

Tinubu also promised interest-free loans and increased support for small-scale farmers through financing, mechanisation and irrigation, saying the measures would strengthen food security.

“We will reward small-scale farmers. Interest-free loans for farmers are coming. Prosperity is coming. Food security will happen,” he said.

The President presented the APC campaign manifesto, titled “From Reforms to Prosperity,” outlining his administration’s achievements and plans in infrastructure, healthcare, agriculture and security.

He pledged to complete ongoing projects and programmes, saying his policies were yielding results across several sectors.

Before the rally, Tinubu commissioned the Bola Ahmed Tinubu Multi-Purpose Skills Acquisition Centre and the Renewed Hope Technical Services Centre in Jigawa.

He also virtually commissioned the three-kilometre dualised Old Police Station–Palace Road in Dutse.

The President further commissioned 400 tractors and other agricultural equipment procured by the Jigawa State Government to support mechanised farming and improve food production.

Governor Umar Namadi, in his address, commended Tinubu’s development initiatives in Jigawa and other parts of Northern Nigeria.

Namadi highlighted the Greater Hadejia Water Project, which he said was 60 per cent complete, the Katsina–Maradi rail line and federal interventions in education, agriculture and social welfare.

He also thanked the President for approving the establishment of Federal Colleges of Education in Dutse and Hadejia.

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The governor praised Tinubu for establishing the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND), saying thousands of Jigawa students had benefited from the scheme, alongside the Conditional Cash Transfer programme for vulnerable households.

Namadi, however, appealed for federal intervention in ecological challenges affecting Dutse and Hadejia, describing them as beyond the state government’s capacity.

Vice President Kashim Shettima also urged Jigawa residents to support Tinubu’s administration, recalling the President’s political support for Northern leaders, including former President Muhammadu Buhari during the 2015 and 2019 elections.

Shettima called on the people to reciprocate the support by voting for the APC in 2027.

Other speakers, including APC Presidential Campaign Council Director General Abdulaziz Yari and Sokoto State Governor Ahmed Aliyu, urged Nigerians to support Tinubu’s leadership and economic reforms.

The rally was attended by Deputy Senate President Barau Jibrin, Speaker of the House of Representatives Tajudeen Abbas, APC governors, ministers and other party leaders.