The Presidency has rejected a recent report by The Economist which said President Bola Tinubu could face growing public discontent ahead of the 2027 presidential election.
In a statement on Wednesday, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Public Communications, Sunday Dare, described the report as inconsistent, accusing the publication of presenting what he called a distorted picture of the country under the Tinubu administration.
The Economist, in its October 1 report titled, “Nigerians dislike their president, but may re-elect him anyway,” cited the worsening security situation, the effects of the government’s economic reforms and the presence of political challengers as factors that could affect Tinubu’s re-election bid.
Dare, however, defended the administration’s reforms, saying Tinubu inherited what he described as a severely weakened economy and had taken steps to address longstanding structural challenges, including fuel subsidy and foreign exchange distortions.
He said the administration’s policies had also expanded access to higher education through the Nigerian Education Loan Fund, improved workers’ earnings through wage reforms and increased financial autonomy for local governments, arguing that citizens were beginning to see the impact of the reforms.
Dare maintained that the government’s reforms represented what he described as necessary measures to address longstanding economic problems, insisting that Nigeria’s ongoing restructuring under Tinubu remained on course.
Boluwatife Enome
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