North Is the biggest beneficiary of my economic reforms – Tinubu

North Is the biggest beneficiary of my economic reforms – Tinubu

President Bola Tinubu has asserted that Northern Nigeria stands because the number one beneficiary of his administration’s monetary reforms, maintaining that the elimination of fuel subsidies rescued the nation from extreme economic distress and redirected public finances in the direction of crucial infrastructure and efficient sectors.

The President’s position was supplied with the aid of the countrywide Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Nentawe Yilwatda, who represented Tinubu on Tuesday at the second one version of the policy Roundtable prepared by way of the APC experts discussion board in Abuja, titled The Asiwaju Scorecard collection.

Restating his administration’s economic trajectory, President Tinubu highlighted key macroeconomic indicators, noting that gross outside reserves had reached about $52.7 billion with the aid of August 2026, while actual Gross domestic Product (GDP) grew via 4.43 percent in the 2d area of 2026 as inflation moderated in the direction of 15.4 percentage.

Linking those effects to the administration’s $1 trillion financial system target by using 2030, the President emphasised foremost infrastructure initiatives, inclusive of the Sokoto-Badagry magnificent motorway, the Lagos-Kano rail hall, and the Ajaokuta-Kaduna-Kano (AKK) gasoline pipeline challenge—as transformative assets for the vicinity.

“the biggest beneficiaries of this economic system will be the Northern part of Nigeria, because they will now be buying and selling with nations, trading with Niger, buying and selling with Chad, buying and selling with Burkina Faso, buying and selling with Southern Sudan, buying and selling with Northern Cameroon, trading with Central African Republic… The North is the next commercial enterprise vacation spot of Nigeria,” the President said.

The President’s declare, however, drew mixed reactions from prominent local companies.

The Arewa Consultative discussion board (ACF) and the middle Belt discussion board (MBF) rejected the evaluation, arguing that the financial policies have exacerbated poverty, inflation, and residing fees across Northern communities.

Conversely, the Northern Christian company of Nigeria (CAN) advocated the administration’s development, maintaining that President Tinubu’s structural reforms and infrastructure distribution constitute a clear improvement over preceding administrative outputs.

Addressing campaign proposals ahead of the 2027 preferred elections, the APC leadership also criticized opposition pledges—together with statements through African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar—to reinstate gasoline subsidies.

Dr. Isa Yuguda, Chairman of the Board of Trustees for the APC experts forum, warned that returning to the previous subsidy framework would risk reviving systemic monetary leakages and undermine the economic basis currently funding national student loans, border security, and local transport infrastructure.