Tinubu asks Nigerians to judge him on his record
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Leadership
President Bola Tinubu urged Nigerians to judge his performance on results rather than promises, and challenged his opponents to present their record on retirees. His speech, read by Senate President Godswill Akpabio in Abuja, launched a minimum pension guarantee programme, according to Leadership.
Nigerian President Bola Tinubu has asked Nigerians to judge him on his record rather than on promises, according to Leadership. His speech, read on Tuesday by Senate President Godswill Akpabio, opened the launch in Abuja of the Presidential Pension Security Initiative and the National Minimum Pension Guarantee Programme.
He invited his opponents to present their achievements for retirees. "Promises are free. Look at what they did when they were in power," he said, noting that some have been governors and that one was vice-president for eight years. He asked three questions: which retiree has been guaranteed, which pensioner secured, which floor established.
Tinubu cited among his achievements the removal of the fuel subsidy, the unification of exchange rates, infrastructure, education funding, access to credit and pension reform. He defended the end of the subsidy, announced on 29 May 2023: "Subsidy is gone", he recalled, describing it as an act of political courage.
The speech comes on the day Obasanjo asked Nigerians not to re-elect him in 2027. The programme launched provides for a minimum pension of 52,500 naira for 173,209 retirees.
