While receiving members of the Buhari Organization (TBO) in his office today, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has declared that his administration has achieved its revenue target for the year months ahead of schedule largely through non-oil earnings.
The organization was led by the former Nasarawa state governor, Senator Tanko Al-Makura, Tinubu said the government had stopped borrowing from local banks, insisting the economy is now stable.
He urged his supporters not to be intimidated ahead of the 2027 elections, assuring that his government was focused on creating jobs, boosting exports, and ensuring food security through a new nationwide agricultural mechanization programme.
“We have met our targets of revenue for the whole year, and we met it in August… As I stand before you, I can brag that Nigeria is no longer borrowing a dime from local banks,” Tinubu stated.
President Tinubu praised the resilience of former CPC members who remained in the APC despite not being appointed into government, promising that they will be rewarded. He also reaffirmed his commitment to building on the legacies of late President Muhammadu Buhari.
In his remarks, Al-Makura pledged unwavering loyalty of the CPC bloc to Tinubu, recalling the alliance with Buhari that led to the APC’s formation in 2013. He said the group would mobilize nationwide to secure Tinubu’s re-election in 2027.
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, also assured Tinubu of the bloc’s “unconditional support,” noting that more than 90 percent of CPC pioneer leaders remained loyal to the President.
The high-powered delegation included former ministers, lawmakers, party executives, and other CPC stalwarts who pledged to consolidate Tinubu’s reforms and strengthen the APC
legacy.
