President Bola Tinubu’s re-election campaign has unveiled a new manifesto outlining more than 35 commitments for a possible second term between 2027 and 2031.
The document, titled Renewed Hope Agenda 2.0, was released by the All Progressives Congress (APC) and organised around four strategic pillars.
They cover national security, living standards, infrastructure and economic growth, as well as governance and accountability.
The manifesto expands the administration’s existing eight-point agenda into a broader programme with specific targets and proposed delivery timelines.
1. Security and National Defence
Under its first pillar, the APC promises to strengthen Nigeria’s security architecture and improve protection across communities.
The party plans to complete and equip four new Army divisions in Makurdi, Ilorin, Jalingo and Benin City.
It also promises to recruit and train 28,000 additional military personnel. Specialised counter-terrorism capabilities would be established across the country’s geopolitical zones.
Other commitments include:
- Deploying 50,000 newly recruited police officers.
- Expanding police recruitment towards a ratio of one officer to 400 citizens.
- Advancing constitutional and legal frameworks for state and community policing.
- Completing electronic surveillance coverage of mapped national borders.
- Deploying forest guards, agro-rangers and mining marshals.
- Improving military equipment, intelligence systems and emergency response.
- Providing better salaries, housing, healthcare and welfare for security personnel.
The manifesto also promises improved rehabilitation programmes for former combatants and support for families displaced by insecurity.
2. Education, Healthcare and Cost of Living
The second pillar focuses on improving living standards through education, healthcare, employment and social protection.
In education, the APC plans to halve the number of out-of-school children by 2031. It also promises to recruit and train 20,000 additional teachers.
The party intends to expand student financing, vocational training and digital education programmes. It also wants to strengthen technical skills and improve employment opportunities for graduates.
Healthcare commitments include raising the proportion of functional primary healthcare centres from 53 per cent to 90 per cent by 2031.
The manifesto also targets health insurance coverage for 40 per cent of Nigerians. It plans to reduce out-of-pocket healthcare spending to below 50 per cent of total health expenditure.
Other health proposals include:
- Providing steady electricity to 30 per cent of health facilities by the end of 2027.
- Expanding free emergency maternal care to all 774 local government areas.
- Recruiting and retaining more healthcare workers.
- Increasing local production of essential medicines to 50 per cent by 2031.
- Completing oncology centres across all geopolitical zones.
For young Nigerians, the APC promises to expand skills training to two million people and work towards halving youth unemployment by 2031.
It also proposes wider access to business loans, entrepreneurship grants and support for small businesses.
The manifesto further targets at least 35 per cent women’s representation in the next Cabinet and major ministries, departments and agencies.
On social welfare, the party plans to expand cash transfers, school feeding and support for vulnerable households. It also promises nationwide enforcement of the N70,000 minimum wage.
To address food prices, the APC proposes strengthening strategic grain reserves, improving storage facilities and reducing transportation costs.
3. Infrastructure, Electricity and Economic Growth
The third pillar focuses on improving electricity supply, expanding infrastructure and increasing economic productivity.
The APC promises to strengthen electricity generation, transmission and distribution. It also plans to improve gas supply to power plants and expand dedicated electricity services for industrial areas.
The manifesto includes plans to expand compressed natural gas infrastructure for transport and logistics.
On industrial development, the party wants to establish at least one major industrial cluster in every geopolitical zone.
These clusters would focus on manufacturing, agriculture, technology, textiles, pharmaceuticals and other industries.
The APC also plans to more than double Nigeria’s non-oil export earnings through increased manufacturing and value-added production.
Infrastructure commitments include completing strategic roads, railway corridors, ports and airports.
The party also promises to expand broadband connectivity through Project BRIDGE, which targets more than 90,000 kilometres of open-access fibre infrastructure.
Other proposals include:
- Expanding affordable housing and mortgage opportunities.
- Building towards 200,000 homes during the next term.
- Establishing a mass social housing scheme across all 774 local government areas.
- Improving port operations and export facilities.
- Expanding support for local manufacturers and Nigerian-owned businesses.
- Strengthening investor confidence and access to long-term financing.
4. Governance, Justice and Accountability
The fourth pillar promises reforms across public institutions, the judiciary and government service delivery.
The APC plans to expand electronic court processes and introduce nationwide digital case management by 2029.
It also promises stronger anti-corruption enforcement, improved asset recovery and an independent audit of unfinished or underused public assets within the first 100 days.
On local government administration, the manifesto promises to address outstanding issues surrounding financial autonomy for all 774 councils.
The party also proposes completing outstanding government agency mergers under the Oronsaye reforms.
Other commitments include digitising federal ministries and agencies, improving public service standards and introducing quarterly engagements with citizens.
The manifesto further promises stronger diplomatic cooperation, improved consular services and a greater Nigerian presence in international organisations.
APC Outlines Four Ways to Deliver Promises
The party says it will rely on four principles to implement the manifesto.
First, it plans to recover lost public revenue and reduce waste before depending on additional taxes or borrowing.
Second, it promises to complete existing projects before starting new ones.
Third, every commitment should have a clear target, cost, responsible official and reporting date.
Finally, the APC says citizens should monitor progress through public dashboards and independent verification.
What Tinubu Promises in His First 100 Days
The manifesto also identifies specific actions for the first 100 days of a possible second term.
These include publishing targets and responsible officials for major commitments.
The administration would also publish its first quarterly cost-of-living basket and identify secured farm-to-market corridors.
It further promises to launch a Citizen Service Guarantee and a system that allows citizens to provide information to government only once.
The proposed agenda covers 2027 to 2031. Its commitments remain campaign promises that would depend on implementation, funding and other government decisions.
