By Abdullahi Mukhtar Algasgaini
President Bola Tinubu announced on Tuesday that the Federal Government has already met its revenue target for the 2025 fiscal year, achieving the milestone in August of this year.
Speaking at a meeting with legacy members of the defunct Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, the President attributed this achievement to his administration’s economic reforms, which have focused on stimulating the non-oil sector.
“The economy is now stabilised. Nobody is trading pieces of paper for foreign exchange anymore. The economy is now predictable. You do not need to know the CBN Governor to obtain foreign exchange or import goods,” President Tinubu stated.
He assured Nigerians that his Renewed Hope Agenda remains focused on building critical infrastructure, improving healthcare, ensuring food sovereignty, and providing security.
To guarantee food sovereignty, the President revealed plans to establish agricultural mechanisation centres across all regions of the country to build capacity and expand cultivation.
“We are going to have trainees. That programme is our path to food sovereignty,” he said.Reflecting on the political merger that formed the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Tinubu described it as “a sweet memory” and thanked the delegation for their support.
He also promised to sustain the legacies of former President Muhammadu Buhari, including immortalising him with a ‘Buhari House,’ and assured that more members of the old CPC would be brought into the government.
The leader of the delegation and former Governor of Nasarawa State, Umaru Tanko Al-Makura, assured the President of the group’s loyalty and commitment to the success of his administration and his ultimate victory in the 2027 elections.
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Tajudeen Abbas, who was also present, thanked the President for his statesmanship and magnanimity.