By Clement Nwabuko
ABUJA (PRECISE POST – President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to tackling insecurity across the country, promising improved salaries, welfare packages and stronger institutional support for the Armed Forces and the Nigeria Police Force.
Tinubu gave the assurance on Tuesday at a campaign rally in Dutse, Jigawa State, where he addressed a mammoth crowd of All Progressives Congress (APC) supporters at the Dutse Township Stadium.
The President said his administration was strengthening security agencies to enhance their capacity to protect lives and property, irrespective of the geographical or ethnic backgrounds of personnel.
“I promise you, we are working hard to ensure that Nigeria is safe and our forces are well taken care of, regardless of where they come from.
“We will conquer insecurity. We have been through many wars. We will defeat our enemies — enemies of unity, enemies of stability and enemies of hope. I assure you that we are working towards that.
“We are strengthening the police; we are strengthening the Armed Forces. We are paying better salaries today,” he said.
At the rally, Tinubu also presented the APC campaign manifesto, titled From Reforms to Prosperity, outlining his administration’s achievements and policy priorities in infrastructure, healthcare, agriculture, security and economic development.
He described the manifesto as a roadmap for consolidating ongoing economic reforms, expanding opportunities and ensuring shared prosperity, while pledging to complete existing programmes and projects.
Defending his administration’s decision to remove the petroleum subsidy, the President accused political opponents advocating its restoration of misleading Nigerians, questioning how they intended to finance critical infrastructure and other developmental commitments if the subsidy was reinstated.
According to him, savings from the subsidy removal have enabled the Federal Government to execute development projects across the country’s six geopolitical zones.
“You have seen what we are doing. Across the country, no region is left behind. Those who think they should bring the subsidy back are liars.
“How will they pay for those commitments? How will you repair the roads? How will you maintain them? How will you function?” he queried.
On agriculture, Tinubu promised additional interventions for small-scale farmers through access to financing, mechanisation and irrigation facilities, expressing confidence that the measures would strengthen food production and security.
“We will reward small-scale farmers. Interest-free loans for farmers are coming. Prosperity is coming. Food security will happen,” he assured.
The President thanked the people of Jigawa State for their support and loyalty, urging them to participate actively in the forthcoming general elections and vote for APC candidates at all levels.
Earlier, Tinubu commissioned the Bola Ahmed Tinubu Multi-Purpose Skills Acquisition Centre and the Renewed Hope Technical Services Centre in Dutse.
He also virtually commissioned the three-kilometre dualised Old Police Station–Palace Road, while inaugurating 400 tractors and other agricultural equipment procured by the Jigawa State Government to promote mechanised farming and boost food production.
In his welcome address, Governor Umar Namadi commended the President for what he described as his administration’s development initiatives in Jigawa and other parts of Northern Nigeria.
The governor highlighted the Greater Hadejia Water Project, which he said was 60 per cent complete, the Katsina–Maradi rail line and various Federal Government interventions in education, agriculture and social welfare.
He also expressed appreciation to Tinubu for approving the establishment of Federal Colleges of Education in Dutse and Hadejia.
Namadi particularly recalled the President’s commitment during the 2023 election campaign to address the persistent water shortage in Dutse, following an appeal by the late Emir of Dutse, Dr Nuhu Muhammad Sunusi.
He further praised the establishment of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND), noting that thousands of students from Jigawa had benefited from the initiative, alongside the Conditional Cash Transfer programme, which he said had provided relief to vulnerable households across the state.
However, the governor appealed to Tinubu to intervene in the ecological challenges confronting Dutse and Hadejia, describing the problems as beyond the capacity of the state government.
Also speaking, Vice President Kashim Shettima urged the people of Jigawa to sustain their support for the Tinubu administration, recalling the President’s longstanding political relationships and contributions to the electoral successes of prominent Northern political figures.
Shettima noted that Tinubu supported the late President Muhammadu Buhari’s presidential bids in 2015 and 2019, as well as the presidential ambitions of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and former presidential candidate Nuhu Ribadu at different times.
He called on the people of the state to reciprocate the President’s past political support by voting for the APC in the 2027 general elections.
Similarly, the Director-General of the APC Presidential Campaign Council, Senator Abdulaziz Yari, reaffirmed Tinubu’s commitment to quality leadership, economic consolidation and improved prosperity for Nigerians.
Yari challenged opposition parties to present credible alternative socio-economic policies rather than resorting to what he described as divisive political rhetoric.
Speaking on behalf of the Progressive Governors Forum, Sokoto State Governor, Dr Ahmed Aliyu, recalled Tinubu’s previous political interventions and relationships with Northern leaders, urging Nigerians to support what he described as a focused and determined leader whose policies were steering the country away from economic and political difficulties.
The Deputy Director-General of the APC Presidential Campaign Council and Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala Buni, alongside the President’s Special Adviser on Political Affairs and Other Matters, Ibrahim Masari, also commended Tinubu’s leadership and urged party supporters to rally behind APC candidates in the forthcoming elections.
They maintained that sustained support for the party would enable the administration to implement its manifesto and deliver on its promises to Nigerians.
Among the dignitaries at the rally were Deputy Senate President, Barau Jibrin; Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas; APC governors; ministers; and other prominent political leaders from across the country.
November 10, 2026
