The president of Nigeria, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has issued a call to arms against insecurity, saying that the Renewed Hope development program will not bring about genuine economic progress and national stability unless terrorism and banditry are eradicated.
The Renewed Hope National Development Plan 2026–2030 was being shaped by a gathering of state governors, federal officials, and development partners at the State House Conference Centre in Abuja, where Tinubu delivered the charge during the start of the Second National Economic Council (NEC) Conference.
While promising Nigerians that his administration is bolstering the country’s security architecture to recover troubled communities and restore investor confidence, he noted that Nigeria’s security problems are alien to the nation’s essential values.
He went on to say that state and local governments are the true implementers of the new development plan, and that their success is crucial to its success.
Policies must convert into jobs, food security, and inclusive growth if Nigeria is to continue its development trajectory, he claims.
According to Tinubu, the Renewed Hope National Development Plan is the next big policy road map for Nigeria. He went on to say that the federal government will help supplement successful action plans at the subnational level in order to speed up national progress.
In order to achieve budgetary stability and investment expansion, Vice President Kashim Shettima, who chairs the National Economic Council, stressed the need of coordinated economic planning between the federal and state governments as well as development partners.
“The plan provides a comprehensive framework for repositioning Nigeria’s economy while ensuring that development benefits reach ordinary Nigerians,” additional Shettima remarked.
The goals of the federal government and individual states should be better aligned, cooperation should be strengthened, and concrete plans for sustainable and equitable development should be presented at the Second NEC Conference.