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Tinubu’s Reforms Yielding Results, Securing Nigeria’s Future: Gov Yahaya

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Translated from English, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Gombe State Governor Inuwa Yahaya defended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's economic reforms, stating they are building a foundation for national recovery.
  • Yahaya highlighted that Tinubu's administration has implemented bold policies that many predecessors avoided, leading to a more disciplined fiscal environment and renewed investor confidence.
  • He urged the Renewed Hope Ambassadors to counter misinformation and promote the administration's achievements and long-term goals to secure support for the 2027 general elections.

Gombe State Governor Inuwa Yahaya has strongly defended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's economic reforms, asserting that the administration's bold policy decisions are already laying the groundwork for national recovery despite current economic difficulties. Speaking at the opening of the Renewed Hope Ambassadors' Retreat in Abuja, Yahaya praised Tinubu as a courageous and visionary leader for confronting Nigeria's deep-seated economic problems.

Mr. President has undertaken bold reforms that many leaders before him avoided. These reforms have been difficult, requiring great sacrifice. But they are already bearing fruits in the form of a more disciplined fiscal environment, renewed investor confidence and the steady rebuilding of our national institutions.

— Inuwa YahayaGovernor Yahaya described President Tinubu's reforms during the Renewed Hope Ambassadors' Retreat.

"Mr. President has undertaken bold reforms that many leaders before him avoided," Yahaya stated. "These reforms have been difficult, requiring great sacrifice. But they are already bearing fruits in the form of a more disciplined fiscal environment, renewed investor confidence and the steady rebuilding of our national institutions." He acknowledged the short-term pain associated with these reforms but stressed their necessity in rescuing Nigeria from years of economic distortions and unsustainable spending.

The governor also cautioned against deliberate misinformation campaigns designed to undermine public confidence in the Tinubu administration's achievements. "We must never allow the opposition to define the narrative. Our job is to meet falsehood with facts, despair with data and cynicism with the undeniable evidence of progress," he declared.

We must never allow the opposition to define the narrative. Our job is to meet falsehood with facts, despair with data and cynicism with the undeniable evidence of progress.

— Inuwa YahayaGovernor Yahaya urged members to counter misinformation campaigns.

Governor Yahaya urged members of the Renewed Hope Ambassadors, a civic engagement movement, to intensify grassroots efforts. He emphasized the need to aggressively communicate the administration's achievements and long-term objectives nationwide, noting that many Nigerians have yet to fully grasp the strategic vision and future benefits of the ongoing reforms. Yahaya highlighted the movement's pivotal role in shaping public engagement and consolidating support ahead of the 2027 general elections, calling mobilization "critical to sustaining the administration’s political momentum."

Mobilization is the engine that will power our Renewed Hope Agenda to victory and beyond.

— Inuwa YahayaGovernor Yahaya stressed the importance of mobilization for the administration's success.
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Originally published by ThisDay in English. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.