A support group backing President Bola Tinubu’s 2027 re-election bid has defended the Federal Government’s economic reforms, describing the removal of fuel subsidy, foreign exchange changes and ongoing fiscal and tax reforms as difficult but necessary measures to address longstanding structural challenges in Nigeria’s economy.
The group, Atiku Bagudu Grassroots Network for Tinubu 2027, named Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Senator Atiku Bagudu, as its patron and endorsed Tinubu for a second term.
It also announced plans to mobilise 19 million votes across Nigeria’s 19 northern states for Tinubu’s re-election.
The group made the declaration after a meeting in Abuja attended by delegates representing the 19 northern states, where members reviewed the administration’s policies and programmes and discussed grassroots mobilisation strategies ahead of the 2027 presidential election.
In a statement issued on Friday, the group’s convener, Hon. Ali Oriri, said its support for Tinubu was based on what it described as the administration’s efforts to reposition the economy, strengthen infrastructure and establish a more sustainable fiscal foundation.
Oriri said the network would build a grassroots structure across the North to mobilise support for the president and pursue its 19-million-vote target.
He said the target could be achieved through effective coordination and sustained mobilisation across the region.
The group said its campaign would extend to communities across the North, with traditional, religious, youth and community leaders expected to form part of its grassroots engagement strategy.
Oriri urged members across the 19 northern states to strengthen their structures and begin sustained engagement with voters ahead of the 2027 election.
The network also said it would continue explaining what it described as the benefits and long-term objectives of the administration’s economic reforms to citizens at the grassroots.
“The removal of fuel subsidy, foreign exchange reforms and ongoing fiscal and tax reforms were difficult decisions but necessary measures which were aimed at addressing longstanding structural challenges in the Nigerian economy,” Oriri said.
The group also cited ongoing government investments in roads, rail, power, housing, agriculture and other sectors as reasons for seeking continuity under Tinubu.
It argued that continuity would allow the reforms to mature and potentially translate into broader economic opportunities and improved living conditions for Nigerians.
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