The Convener of the Tinubu Support Group (TSG) and Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Finance, James Abiodun Faleke, has said President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is the country’s strongest hope for stability, economic recovery, and long-term development.
He said the policies and reforms of the Tinubu-led administration since 2023 have positioned the country on a path no previous administration dared to take.
Faleke spoke at the weekend in Abuja during the annual end-of-the-year/Christmas support to the Less Privileged and PBAT supporters.
The event also marked the flag-off of nationwide distribution of rice to members of the group and vulnerable Nigerians, as part of its end-of-year outreach.
Addressing a large crowd of members, Faleke predicted that ahead of the general election in 2027, President Tinubu’s chances of maintaining public support remain high.
The federal lawmaker said this is because his administration has shown the political courage to confront structural problems that have held the country back for decades.
“President Tinubu is not experimenting. He is taking tough decisions and offering real solutions to Nigeria’s problems in ways no other leader has done. The past few years have shown clearly that he (the President) is prepared for the task of rebuilding this nation,” Faleke said.
Reminiscing on the challenges Nigerians faced before the President took office, especially the naira redesign crisis, Faleke said the plots were hatched to frustrate Tinubu’s victory at the polls.
“We went into the election without cash and under enormous pressure. But God’s will prevailed. Despite everything, Tinubu won because Nigerians believed in his vision,” he recalled.
Highlighting some of the life-transforming programmes and policies of the President, the federal lawmaker alluded to the ongoing economic reforms, debt repayments, expanded student funding, increased allocations to states and the establishment of regional development commissions across the six geopolitical zones.
He hailed the President for advancing local government autonomy, stressing that states now receive improved financial flows that engender better grassroots development.
“All these landmark achievements have strengthened his political standing nationwide,” Faleke said.
Flagging off the rice distribution, TSG Director General, Dr. Umar Tanko-Yakasai, assured members of the group that the gesture was not limited to Abuja alone.
He said the distribution would be carried out across all the 36 states of the federation, including the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
Yakasai said Nigeria’s economy has become stable and is on course for full recovery.
The director general cited the fall in commodity prices, clearing foreign debt obligations, expanding access to tertiary education funding, increasing financial allocations to states, establishing regional development commissions across the six geopolitical zones, and strengthening local government autonomy.
“President Tinubu remains the answer to Nigeria’s current challenges. His administration has changed the national narrative and is pursuing real, lasting solutions for Nigerians,” he added.
The TSG leader advised the members of the group to remain supportive of the Renewed Hope Agenda of the President.