First-Term Governors Declare Total Support for Tinubu, Pledge to Stay Course on Reforms Beyond 2027
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First-term governors have declared “total support” for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, and for the continuity of the Renewed Hope agenda beyond 2027, saying Nigeria must not abandon reforms midway despite current economic difficulties.
Rising from a meeting in Kebbi State on Tuesday, 7 July 2026, the governors said the reforms were necessary to stabilize the economy, restore public finance, attract investment, and secure a more sustainable future, while also pledging to match their support with visible performance in their states.
In a 16-point communiqué, the governors said their support “is not based on politics alone” but on the conviction that Nigeria requires “courageous leadership, policy continuity, stronger federal-state collaboration and a development path that rewards production, enterprise, agriculture, innovation and hard work.”
They acknowledged the sacrifices Nigerians have made during the period of economic adjustment, noting that “families, workers, farmers, traders, transporters, young people, women and vulnerable citizens have all felt the weight of current realities.”
“The question is not whether the journey has been difficult; it has been difficult. The real question is whether Nigeria should abandon reform midway or stay the course,” the governors said.
They urged Nigerians “to look beyond temporary discomfort and consider the larger national picture.”
The governors expressed “deep concern” over insecurity, including kidnapping, school abductions, attacks on educational institutions, terrorism, and banditry.
They condemned “in the strongest terms” the abduction of children and attacks on schools, and committed to stronger collaboration among federal and state governments, security agencies, traditional institutions and community leaders to “secure schools, protect communities, rescue victims, prosecute perpetrators and restore confidence.”
They also condemned reported attacks and hostility against Nigerians and other Africans in South Africa, urging authorities in that country to investigate transparently and protect law-abiding residents in line with diplomatic norms.
Acknowledging that they are seeking renewed mandates, the governors said their re-election efforts “shall be anchored on performance, not propaganda; service, not sentiment; unity, not division; and results, not noise.”
They committed to practical action in agriculture and food security, rural infrastructure, education, healthcare, youth and women empowerment, energy access, investment promotion, revenue reform, job creation and transparent governance.
The governors commended President Tinubu “for taking difficult decisions in the national interest” and for giving states greater space to participate in national development. They urged the Federal Government to expand interventions that directly reduce hardship, especially in food production, transportation, small businesses, rural livelihoods, energy, social protection and security.
“We believe that the task before Nigeria is bigger than one election. It is about the future of our country. It is about protecting democracy, securing our communities, feeding our people, creating jobs for our youth and ensuring that the sacrifices of today become the prosperity of tomorrow,” the communiqué concluded.
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