The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Public Communications, Sunday Dare, has stated that President Bola Tinubu is currently focused on positively impacting the lives of Nigerians and not the next general elections.
In a statement on X on Friday, Dare said the President’s achievement would be at the end of his tenure, despite how he has been able to bring development to the economy.
His statement comes amid growing political tension and economic hardship in the country.
Efforts to form a coalition that could challenge Tinubu in 2027 are on top gear, as former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, defected from the All Progressives Congress to the Social Democratic Party.
Dare’s statement read, “President Tinubu is not worried about the next election. He’s worried about the shared prosperity that he can bring to Nigerians.
“He’s worried about how the reforms he has put in place will yield the necessary impact. He is concerned about what happens to the economy of this country eventually. That’s the focus. “We’ve seen our foreign reserves go up. We’ve seen inflation come down. We’ve seen our trade surplus go up.
“We’ve seen exports go up and imports drop. We’ve seen the investments that have been attracted -over 50 billion. We are seeing prices dropping.
“We have clear data and you have a President that is clearly in the driver’s seat, and he has stayed the course of the decisions he has taken. And I think that the next election is not really in his view right now.
“It’s how to make sure that at the end of his first term, he can sit back and say, look, “I have impacted the lives of Nigerians. I have turned this economy around.”
Amid hardship rocking the country, Tinubu has assured Nigerians of hope, reiterating his commitment to running a government that listens to the needs of Nigerians.
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