President Bola Tinubu has voiced strong optimism about the nation’s economy, declaring that the Nigeria is emerging from its “darkest days”, largely due to the successes of several reforms being implemented by the government.
The President stated this when he hosted House of Representatives members for an interfaith Ramadan-Lent breaking of fast at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
In a statement by the Special Adviser on Information and Strategy Bayo Onqnuga, President Tinubu vowed unflinching party backing for lawmakers’ re-election and renewed calls for State Police to bolster national security.
While restating State Police as vital to reclaim forests from bandits and secure communities, Tinubu pledged full support for constitutional amendments.
He lauded the Speaker of the House of Representatives Tajudeen Abbas’s leadership and the lawmakers’ unity, promising to champion their return despite rotational seats, to preserve hard-won legislative experience against 80% turnover losses.
President Tinubu used the occasion to dismiss early scepticism over his bold subsidy cuts, insisting that tbe nation has exited a “dark tunnel” with tensions eased and challenges surmounted.
“Better days lie ahead,” the President proclaimed, crediting legislative collaboration for stabilising the economy, where inflation is falling, agriculture is rebounding, and GDP growth nears 4 percent projections.
Speaker Abbas hailed this as messianic vision, noting universal faith in policies that have turned pessimism into proof of progress, with President Tinubu’s best yet to come in a 2027 second term.
Abbas highlighted the rare Ramadan-Lent overlap as symbolic of this harmony under President Tinubu’s steady hand.
