Tinubu’s 2027–2031 Agenda: APC Promises 200,000 Homes, Jobs, Better Electricity, Security

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has outlined an ambitious set of commitments for President Bola Tinubu’s proposed second term, promising improvements in security, electricity, education, healthcare, employment, housing and economic growth between 2027 and 2031.

The commitments are contained in a document titled Renewed Hope Agenda 2.0, which sets out the party’s proposed priorities under four strategic pillars.

The manifesto consolidates Tinubu’s existing eight-point agenda into a broader framework covering national security, living standards, infrastructure and accountable governance.

Under its security commitments, the APC promised to complete the establishment and equipping of four additional Army divisions in Makurdi, Ilorin, Jalingo and Benin City.

It also pledged to recruit and train 28,000 additional military personnel, deploy 50,000 newly recruited police officers and work towards a police-to-population ratio of one officer to 400 citizens.

The party further promised to strengthen intelligence-led operations against insurgents and kidnapping networks, expand surveillance along Nigeria’s borders and deploy specialised security personnel to protect forests, farming communities and mineral resources.

It also proposed working with the National Assembly and state governments to establish a legal framework for accountable state and community policing.

On education, the APC pledged to halve the number of out-of-school children by 2031 through the expansion of existing programmes.

The party also promised to recruit and train 20,000 additional teachers, strengthen science and technology education, expand technical and vocational training and improve school safety.

It further committed to expanding student financing through the Nigerian Education Loan Fund and other educational support initiatives.

In the healthcare sector, the manifesto proposes increasing active health insurance coverage to 40 per cent of Nigerians by 2031.

It also targets raising the proportion of functional primary healthcare centres from the current 53 per cent towards 90 per cent within the same period.

The party promised to extend free emergency obstetric care to all 774 local government areas, improve access to maternal and child healthcare and strengthen local pharmaceutical production.

It also pledged to reduce out-of-pocket healthcare expenditure from 71 per cent to below 50 per cent of total health expenditure.

On employment, the APC said it would pursue a national youth employment strategy aimed at halving youth unemployment by 2031.

The plan includes expanding skills acquisition programmes to two million young Nigerians and increasing access to digital literacy training.

It also proposed expanding credit facilities for young entrepreneurs, strengthening the Nigeria Youth Investment Fund and establishing a proposed Youth Bank to provide loans without traditional collateral requirements.

The manifesto further promises to expand support for small businesses and create additional entrepreneurship opportunities for members of the National Youth Service Corps.

For women, the party pledged to work towards achieving at least 35 per cent female representation in the next federal cabinet and major ministries, departments and agencies.

It also promised to expand financial support for women entrepreneurs and establish more sexual assault referral centres, shelters and specialised support services nationwide.

On social welfare, the APC promised to expand direct cash transfers to vulnerable Nigerians, strengthen social protection programmes and implement the N70,000 national minimum wage across the country.

The manifesto also proposes training opportunities for 100,000 unemployed Nigerians annually by 2030.

Food affordability is another major component of the proposed agenda.

The party promised to strengthen strategic grain reserves, improve food storage and distribution systems and publish monthly food-price trackers to monitor the cost of essential commodities.

It also pledged to reduce transportation and storage costs through investments in roads, railways, cold-chain facilities and agro-processing infrastructure.

In the housing sector, the APC proposed completing ongoing Renewed Hope Cities and Estates projects and launching a mass social housing scheme across the country’s 774 local government areas.

The plan includes constructing 200 housing units in each local government area, amounting to 154,800 units under the proposed scheme.

The party also expressed its ambition to work towards delivering 200,000 homes during the next presidential term through government-backed mortgage arrangements and partnerships with private developers.

It further promised to expand access to affordable mortgages, increase housing finance and introduce digital land registration initiatives.

Under its energy and infrastructure commitments, the APC promised to improve electricity generation and distribution, strengthen the national transmission network and expand dedicated power supply to industrial clusters.

It also pledged to increase investments in gas-to-power projects, electricity metering and renewable energy infrastructure.

The manifesto proposes expanding the use of compressed natural gas (CNG) and electric vehicles, particularly along major transportation and commercial corridors.

On economic diversification, the party promised to strengthen local manufacturing, increase non-oil exports and attract investments into industries such as technology, mining, agriculture, pharmaceuticals, textiles and creative services.

It also pledged to establish at least one major industrial cluster in each geopolitical zone to encourage manufacturing, employment and regional economic development.

For transportation and digital infrastructure, the APC promised to complete strategically important road and railway projects, improve port operations and expand broadband connectivity.

The document also identifies the deployment of more than 90,000 kilometres of open-access fibre infrastructure under Project BRIDGE as part of its digital connectivity ambitions.

On governance, the party promised to strengthen judicial processes through electronic filing, digital case management and improved access to justice.

It also pledged to strengthen anti-corruption institutions, improve public service delivery and expand the implementation of financial autonomy for local governments.

The manifesto further proposes completing outstanding government agency mergers under the Oronsaye reforms and publishing information on how savings from the removal of petrol subsidies are being deployed.

The APC also outlined four principles for implementing the commitments: recovering public resources, completing existing projects before starting new ones, assigning measurable targets to promises and allowing citizens to monitor government performance.

Within the first 100 days of the proposed administration, the party promised to publish performance baselines and responsible officials for major commitments, introduce a quarterly cost-of-living tracker and identify priority farm-to-market corridors.

The document sets out the party’s proposed policy direction for 2027 to 2031, with implementation targets covering several sectors of the Nigerian economy and public administration.