Tinubu’s Independence Day Broadcast: The Light at the End of the Tunnel is Within Sight
The Lagos State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) heartily congratulates President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, on his stirring Independence Day broadcast to the nation on the occasion of Nigeria’s 65th anniversary. The President’s speech was both a chronicle of hard-won achievements and a message of renewed hope for a nation on the cusp of greatness.
In less than three years of his administration, President Tinubu has displayed the uncommon courage and visionary leadership required to rebuild our nation from decades of waste, corruption, and inertia. His Independence Day broadcast highlighted a catalogue of verifiable achievements which testify to his relentless pursuit of the Renewed Hope Agenda.
Among these, the Lagos APC salutes the following:
• Sound economic reforms that removed the corrupt fuel subsidy and ended multiple foreign exchange regimes, freeing trillions of naira to fund education, healthcare, infrastructure, and social programmes.
• Record-breaking non-oil revenue performance, with over ₦20 trillion realised by August 2025 – a bold step toward self-sufficiency and diversification of the economy.
• Stabilisation of the Naira and restoration of fiscal health, with debt service-to-revenue ratio cut by half, reserves strengthened, and Nigeria now consistently recording trade surpluses.
• Historic rebound in oil and gas production with new investments and domestic refining for the first time in four decades, alongside Nigeria’s emergence as Africa’s leading aviation fuel exporter.
• Infrastructure revolution, with massive road, rail, port, and housing projects, including the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway, Kaduna-Kano rail line, Kano-Katsina-Maradi project, and Sokoto-Badagry Highway.
• Improved security architecture, restoring peace to previously troubled regions, degrading terrorist networks, and rebuilding national confidence.
• Social investment programmes, including the disbursement of ₦330 billion to vulnerable households and student loan schemes reaching over 500,000 Nigerian youths.
• Youth empowerment initiatives such as Credicorp, YouthCred, and iDICE, ensuring that our future leaders are not left behind in digital innovation, creative industries, and entrepreneurship.
• Agricultural revival, with food security initiatives, subsidies, and infrastructural support to farmers to ensure affordable food supply and long-term sustainability.
• Global recognition of Nigeria’s progress, as sovereign rating agencies upgrade the nation’s outlook, capital markets surge to historic levels, and investor confidence returns.
President Tinubu’s message of hope, captured in the declaration that “the worst is over” and that “yesterday’s pains are giving way to relief”, speaks directly to the resilience of Nigerians who have endured temporary hardship in anticipation of national renewal. His catalogue of achievements is proof that sacrifices are not in vain and that the light at the end of the tunnel is within sight.
The Lagos APC is proud to stand firmly behind the President’s reformist zeal, his clarity of vision, and his determination to secure a future where the true measure of success is seen in food on every table, power in every home, quality education for our children, and security in every community.
At 65, Nigeria has indeed turned the corner under a leader fit for the moment – a leader whose courage, foresight, and tenacity have placed us once again on the path to greatness.
We call on all Nigerians to rally behind President Tinubu, reject the propaganda of doomsayers, and unite in building the prosperous, self-reliant, and secure nation that our founding fathers envisioned.
Long live President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
Long live the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
Long live the All Progressives Congress.
Mogaji (Hon) Seye Oladejo
Lagos APC Spokesman
01/10/25.
