President Bola Tinubu has assured Nigerians that the benefits of his administration’s reforms will reach citizens across the country, saying the policies are intended to build a stronger economy and secure a more prosperous future.
The President gave the assurance on Thursday during the inauguration of the PBAT Door-to-Door Movement in Abuja. He was represented at the event by the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio.
Tinubu said his administration deliberately embraced difficult but necessary reforms to rescue the country and lay a solid foundation for long-term national development.
Since taking office on May 29, 2023, the administration has rolled out major economic reforms, including the removal of the fuel subsidy and the unification of the foreign exchange market. Although the measures have sparked concerns over their short-term effects, the government has consistently maintained that they are necessary to reposition the economy and improve the welfare of Nigerians.
Speaking at the event, the President said meaningful national development requires courage, patience and the willingness to embrace change.
“Every great nation is built one citizen at a time, like a building block; one community at a time. Before there are crowds, there are households. Before there are victories at the ballot boxes, there are competitions at the doorsteps of every home. A movement that goes from door to door must do more than just seek support from every door it touches. It must carry truth, inspire confidence, listen to the people and household owners, and return to those same doors to tell them about the dividends of good governance after the goods. That is how democracies endure.
“The theme before us today speaks to one of the oldest truths in nation-building: every generation must decide whether it will choose the comfort of the familiar or the courage and discomfort of embracing necessary changes. Nations do not become great because they avoid difficult decisions. They become great because they confront difficulties with wisdom, patience, and patriotism.
“President Tinubu has repeatedly reminded us that reform is not an event, but a journey. The purpose of reform is not to make life difficult for the people, but to lay the foundation upon which future generations can build lives of greater dignity, prosperity, opportunities, and lasting progress. Lasting progress is rarely achieved without temporary sacrifice.”
The President also reaffirmed the commitment of all arms of government to ensuring the reforms deliver tangible results for Nigerians.
“Good governance succeeds when the executive, the legislature, and the Nigerian people move forward together. So we are working together to ensure that every Nigerian feels the impact of our reforms.
“Politics should never divide us beyond repair. Elections may produce winners and losers, but Nigeria must always emerge the ultimate victor. Our nation is greater than any political party. Nigeria is greater than any officeholder. Nigeria is greater than any election. We inherited this republic from those who toiled and built it before us, and we hold it in trust for those who will come after us. Many of them are in this hall. Let us therefore conduct ourselves in ways that future generations will remember with gratitude.
“As you are inaugurated today, remember that you are ambassadors, not merely of a political movement, but of democratic engagement and process. Knock on every door with respect. Listen before you persist. Unite before you mobilise. Let every conversation strengthen faith in our democracy and confidence in Nigeria’s future.
“When politics is conducted with patriotism and service, every door opened becomes another gateway to national renewal. And every door leads to renewed hope for a greater Nigeria and, of course, a more prosperous nation.”