{"id":126840,"date":"2026-05-04T04:21:46","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T03:21:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=126840"},"modified":"2026-05-04T04:21:46","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T03:21:46","slug":"2027-group-backs-tinubus-re-election-rejects-one-term-presidency-calls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/2027-group-backs-tinubus-re-election-rejects-one-term-presidency-calls\/","title":{"rendered":"2027: Group backs Tinubu\u2019s re-election, rejects one-term presidency calls"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A political pressure group, the Renewed Hope Grassroots Initiatives, has thrown its weight behind President Bola Tinubu ahead of the 2027 elections, urging Nigerians to support what it described as a \u201ccontinuity mandate\u201d to sustain ongoing reforms.<\/div>\n
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Speaking at a press conference in Abuja on Sunday, the group\u2019s Director-General, Jaafaru Sa\u2019ad, said the administration has recorded measurable progress despite inheriting long-standing economic and security challenges.<\/div>\n
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\u201cInsecurity did not start with President Bola Tinubu. He inherited it from the four past Presidents, and he is dealing with it,\u201d Sa\u2019ad said. \u201cTrying to blame President Tinubu for the security challenges is disingenuous.\u201d<\/div>\n
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He noted that ongoing changes in the security and intelligence architecture would take time to yield results. \u201cThe President is redesigning the intelligence and security architecture he inherited and these things do not materialise overnight,\u201d he added.<\/div>\n
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Sa\u2019ad also entered the debate over tenure and power rotation, rejecting proposals for a single four-year presidential term, an idea associated with Peter Obi, the Labour Party\u2019s 2023 presidential candidate. Obi has argued that a single term would reduce the cost of governance and eliminate distractions associated with re-election campaigns.<\/div>\n
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But Sa\u2019ad warned that such a move could upset Nigeria\u2019s political balance.<\/div>\n
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\u201cIn the spirit of equity, fairness and national unity, it becomes just and equitable for President Tinubu to be allowed the chance to complete his eight-year tenure,\u201d he said.<\/div>\n
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He added that shortening the tenure could weaken the country\u2019s informal zoning arrangement. \u201cA single term of four years does not grant enough time to effect any substantive change and is capable of truncating the peaceful rotational presidency we have enjoyed,\u201d Sa\u2019ad stated.<\/div>\n
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Faulting proponents of the idea, he said, \u201cNigerians should be wary of desperate politicians. If they could not fix a state they governed in eight years, it exposes their lack of understanding of the complexities of governance.\u201d<\/div>\n
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On the economy, Sa\u2019ad pointed to what he described as improving indicators under the current administration, including easing inflation, rising foreign reserves and growing investor confidence.<\/div>\n
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\u201cEconomic growth is returning to Nigeria courtesy of the reforms being carried out by Mr President,\u201d he said. \u201cInflation rate has dropped significantly, while foreign exchange reserves have risen to $46bn, the highest in seven years.\u201d<\/div>\n
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He also cited Nigeria\u2019s removal from the Financial Action Task Force grey list as a sign of progress in financial governance. \u201cIts removal signals global confidence in Nigeria\u2019s commitment to combating money laundering and terrorist financing,\u201d he noted.<\/div>\n
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Sa\u2019ad listed key reforms such as fuel subsidy removal, foreign exchange adjustments and renewed investments in the oil and gas sector as drivers of recovery. On social interventions, he highlighted education-focused programmes, including the student loan scheme.<\/div>\n
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\u201cTinubu\u2019s administration grants access to education for the poor and middle classes,\u201d he said.<\/div>\n
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While acknowledging the hardship that has followed the reforms, he urged Nigerians to remain patient. \u201cReforms everywhere in the world come with pains Nigerians should endure today for a brighter and better future,\u201d he said.<\/div>\n
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He called for nationwide support for the President\u2019s second-term bid. \u201cWe call on all Nigerians to give President Bola Ahmed Tinubu another four years in 2027 to complete the work he has started,\u201d Sa\u2019ad said, adding that the group would mobilise grassroots backing across the country.<\/div>\n
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