President Bola Tinubu has assured Nigerians that the reforms introduced by his administration will ultimately improve the lives of citizens, insisting that the measures are designed to create lasting prosperity and drive national development.
The president gave the assurance on Thursday during the inauguration of the PBAT Door-to-Door Movement in Abuja. He was represented at the event by the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio.
According to Tinubu, his administration deliberately embraced difficult but necessary reforms to reposition the country and secure a stronger future for Nigerians.
Since assuming office on May 29, 2023, the Tinubu administration has introduced several major economic reforms, including the removal of fuel subsidy and the unification of the foreign exchange market, among other policies aimed at stabilising the economy.
While the reforms have drawn criticism over their short-term effects on citizens, Tinubu has consistently argued that they are essential for long-term economic growth.
Speaking through Akpabio, the president said democratic leadership requires engaging directly with citizens and ensuring they benefit from government policies.
“Every great nation is built one citizen at a time, like a building block; one community at a time. Before there are crowds, there are households. Before there are victories at the ballot boxes, there are competitions at the doorsteps of every home. A movement that goes from door to door must do more than just seek support from every door it touches. It must carry truth, inspire confidence, listen to the people and household owners, and return to those same doors to tell them about the dividends of good governance after the goods. That is how democracies endure,” he said.
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He added that countries only achieve meaningful progress when they are willing to confront difficult challenges instead of avoiding them.
“The theme before us today speaks to one of the oldest truths in nation-building: every generation must decide whether it will choose the comfort of the familiar or the courage and discomfort of embracing necessary changes. Nations do not become great because they avoid difficult decisions. They become great because they confront difficulties with wisdom, patience, and patriotism.
“President Tinubu has repeatedly reminded us that reform is not an event, but a journey. The purpose of reform is not to make life difficult for the people, but to lay the foundation upon which future generations can build lives of greater dignity, prosperity, opportunities, and lasting progress. Lasting progress is rarely achieved without temporary sacrifice,” he said.
The president also said the executive, legislature and citizens must work together to ensure the reforms achieve their intended goals.
“Good governance succeeds when the executive, the legislature, and the Nigerian people move forward together. So we are working together to ensure that every Nigerian feels the impact of our reforms.
“Politics should never divide us beyond repair. Elections may produce winners and losers, but Nigeria must always emerge the ultimate victor. Our nation is greater than any political party. Nigeria is greater than any officeholder. Nigeria is greater than any election. We inherited this republic from those who toiled and built it before us, and we hold it in trust for those who will come after us.
“As you are inaugurated today, remember that you are ambassadors, not merely of a political movement, but of democratic engagement and process. Knock on every door with respect. Listen before you persist. Unite before you mobilise. Let every conversation strengthen faith in our democracy and confidence in Nigeria’s future.
“When politics is conducted with patriotism and service, every door opened becomes another gateway to national renewal. And every door leads to renewed hope for a greater Nigeria and, of course, a more prosperous nation,” he added.