…President sets out ambitious second-term agenda, pledging lower living costs, improved security, reliable electricity, affordable housing and stronger public services across Nigeria.
By G&B Journal Correspondents
MON NOV 09 2026-theGBJournal| President Bola Tinubu has unveiled the All Progressives Congress (APC) manifesto for 2027–2031, setting out an ambitious second-term programme centred on national prosperity, job creation, improved living standards and the delivery of tangible economic benefits to Nigerians.
Presenting the party’s political agenda during his campaign rally in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Tinubu said the next phase of his administration would focus on translating the economic foundations laid during his first term into measurable improvements in the everyday lives of citizens.
The manifesto builds on the Eight-Point Agenda introduced in 2023, which was designed to address some of Nigeria’s most pressing challenges, including economic reform, insecurity, food shortages, energy constraints, infrastructure deficits, education, healthcare, economic diversification and governance.
But the emphasis of the proposed 2027–2031 programme is particularly significant: moving beyond economic reforms to ensure that Nigerians experience the benefits in their homes, markets, farms, factories and workplaces.
“Our central promise for 2027–2031 is national prosperity: an economy whose progress is felt not only in reforms, but in the homes, markets, farms, factories and workplaces of Nigerians every day,” the manifesto states.
It describes the administration’s first term as a period of rescuing the economy from longstanding instabilities and rebuilding its foundations.
The second term, it says, will be about turning those foundations into visible results in every state, local government, ward and community.
Eight promises for a new phase of governance
At the heart of the manifesto are eight priority areas, with targets covering security, food production, electricity, industrial development, employment, social services, housing and accountable governance.
1. Safer lives and communities
Security remains one of the administration’s central priorities, with the APC promising stronger protection against terrorism, banditry and kidnapping.
The manifesto also pledges a more responsive police service capable of providing assistance when needed, alongside improved protection of Nigeria’s borders.
The broader ambition is to create safer communities where citizens can go about their daily activities with greater confidence and businesses can operate without the constant threat of insecurity.
2. Lower living costs and food security
On the economy and cost of living, the party promises to put inflation on a sustained downward trajectory while expanding domestic food production, storage and processing.
One of its specific targets is to halve post-harvest losses, a challenge that continues to affect farmers, food distribution and market prices.
The manifesto also promises improvements to the movement of goods across the country, with the aim of making transportation between states faster and cheaper.
The expectation is that increased domestic production, better storage systems and more efficient distribution will strengthen food security and ease pressure on household budgets.
3. Reliable electricity for homes and businesses
Nigeria’s longstanding electricity challenges feature prominently in the manifesto, which sets a target of scaling available power generation towards 10,000 megawatts.
The APC also promises to extend electricity metering towards full coverage and reinforce transmission and distribution networks.
Clean energy access is expected to expand, particularly in underserved communities that remain poorly connected to reliable electricity supplies.
For households, businesses and industries, the objective is to make electricity more dependable and support economic activity through improved energy infrastructure.
4. Stronger industry, trade and investment
The manifesto places considerable emphasis on industrialisation and the ambition to make more goods in Nigeria for Nigerian consumers.
Among its major proposals is the establishment of a flagship industrial hub in each of the country’s six geopolitical zones.
The party also promises to expand non-oil exports into African and international markets, while creating one million export-linked jobs for young Nigerians by 2030 through talent and services exports.
It further pledges to ensure that investment commitments move beyond announcements and signing ceremonies to actual implementation and operational businesses.
The strategy is intended to strengthen local manufacturing, attract productive investment, expand trade and create more opportunities for Nigerian businesses to compete internationally.
5. More jobs and higher real incomes
Employment and household income are another major focus of the proposed second-term programme.
The APC says it will work towards accelerating annual economic growth to six per cent and halving youth unemployment.
It also promises to expand access to equitable credit, with a target of reaching half of all economically active Nigerians.
The manifesto’s broader economic proposition is that stronger growth must translate into more employment opportunities, improved purchasing power and greater access to finance for individuals and businesses.
6. Better education and accessible healthcare
In education, the party promises to halve the number of out-of-school children and increase the number of pupils completing their education.
It also plans to deploy an additional 20,000 teachers to strengthen the country’s education system.
Healthcare targets include expanding health insurance coverage from the current level of more than 23 million enrollees to 40 per cent of Nigeria’s population.
The manifesto further pledges to increase the proportion of functioning primary healthcare centres to at least 90 per cent of facilities, from the current 53 per cent.
These commitments point to an effort to improve access to essential public services, particularly for families and communities that face difficulties accessing quality education and affordable healthcare.
7. Affordable homes and secure land
Housing is another key component of the APC’s proposed national prosperity agenda.
The party promises to establish a credible pathway to decent homeownership for working Nigerian households, working towards the delivery of 200,000 homes through a combination of government-backed and private-sector initiatives.
These include the Tinubu Mass Social Housing Scheme, the Ministry of Finance Incorporated Real Estate Investment Fund (MREIF), Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN) mortgages and licensed private developers.
Progress is expected to be monitored through a public dashboard, while the party also promises a regulated housing industry designed to protect homebuyers.
The proposal seeks to address the challenge of housing affordability while improving access to secure land and mortgage financing.
8. Responsive and accountable governance
The final pillar focuses on strengthening public institutions, improving service delivery and ensuring greater accountability in government.
The manifesto promises to extend digital case management beyond superior courts to magistrate courts, in a move aimed at improving the administration of justice.
It also proposes tracking public services from beginning to end, making government processes more transparent and accountable.
At the grassroots level, the APC promises to ensure that local governments receive their constitutional allocations, accompanied by clear standards for measuring results.
The objective is to make governance more responsive and ensure that public resources translate into identifiable improvements in communities.
From economic reform to visible results
Taken together, the eight priorities represent the APC’s proposed transition from the economic restructuring agenda of its first term to a second-term programme focused on delivery and measurable outcomes.
The manifesto’s central argument is that the foundations established through economic reforms must now produce benefits that Nigerians can see and experience in their daily lives.
Its targets are wide-ranging, extending from a more secure country and lower food costs to increased electricity generation, industrial expansion, job creation, better schools, stronger healthcare and affordable housing.
Yet the scale of the promises also places considerable responsibility on the administration to demonstrate how the targets will be achieved, financed and measured across the country’s 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.
For millions of Nigerians confronting high living costs, unemployment, unreliable electricity, insecurity and inadequate public services, the significance of the 2027–2031 manifesto will ultimately depend not on the breadth of its promises, but on how far they translate into practical improvements.
The APC’s message is clear: having rebuilt what it describes as the foundations of the economy, its next ambition is to make national prosperity visible in the lives of ordinary Nigerians.
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