Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, has linked what he described as Nigeria’s return to peace and development to the continuation of President Bola Tinubu’s reform programme, and then called for another opportunity for the administration.
Abbas spoke with journalists after representing Tinubu at a special Jumma’at prayer at the National Mosque in Abuja ahead of Nigeria’s 66th Independence anniversary.
His message carried both a national and political dimension. While describing Nigeria’s 66-year journey as a “mixed” one, the Speaker maintained that the country had reached a point where past errors and missed opportunities were being addressed by the present administration.
“My message to the country on behalf of the Mr. President, the Senate President and all members of the National Assembly is that the citizens should not lose hope. Peace is coming back to this country. Development is coming back to this country. Things will get better as we progress in this democracy,” Abbas said.
He went further, asking Nigerians to re-elect Tinubu so the administration can continue its reform agenda.
The intervention came days before Tinubu’s Independence Day broadcast, in which the President framed the next phase of his administration as a transition from economic reform to prosperity.
Tinubu said the government’s immediate task was to reduce living costs by lowering production and transportation expenses, while expanding agriculture, infrastructure, credit access, healthcare and education.
Abbas’s message therefore provides a political bridge between the administration’s reform narrative and its appeal for more time.
He described Nigeria as a 66-year-old nation that had “come of age”, while acknowledging that the country had experienced crises alongside significant opportunities since independence.
“Nigeria was bedeviled with a lot of issues in the past and opportunities as well,” he said.
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The Speaker also framed the current period as an attempt to correct what he called the “cumulative mistakes” and “missed opportunities” of previous administrations.
“I want to categorically make it clear that Nigeria is on the right path; that there is light at the end of the tunnel,” Abbas declared.
His comments are significant against the backdrop of an increasingly contested assessment of the administration’s record.
While Tinubu says his reforms have corrected the economy’s direction, opposition figures have presented a contrasting picture centred on household hardship, insecurity and the cost of living.
The President himself acknowledged in his Independence Day address that millions of Nigerians still struggle with food, school fees, medical expenses and transportation.
The political stakes are also becoming clearer ahead of the 2027 general election. INEC’s published election schedule places the presidential and National Assembly polls on February 20, 2027, followed by governorship and State Assembly elections on March 6.
That means Abbas’s call for another mandate is not merely a statement about the government’s current programme. It places the administration’s reform record before voters as a question of continuity.
The government’s case is that difficult reforms have laid the foundation for prosperity. Abbas is asking Nigerians to give that process more time.
The coming months will put that claim under a more immediate test: whether the promised improvement becomes visible in jobs, security, household purchasing power, public services and the cost of living.
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