We’ve been through many Wars, we will conquer Insecurity, Tinubu vows

President Bola Tinubu has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to tackling insecurity through sustained reforms, improved salaries and better welfare for security personnel.

Tinubu gave the assurance on Tuesday at Dutse Township Stadium, Jigawa, while addressing party supporters during the All Progressives Congress (APC) campaign rally.

This is contained in a statement issued by Presidential Spokesperson, Bayo Onanuga.

The President said his administration was strengthening the armed forces and police to protect lives and property across the country.

“I promise you, we are working hard to ensure that Nigeria is safe and our forces are well taken care of, regardless of where they come from.

“We will conquer insecurity. We’ve been through many wars. We will defeat our enemies. Enemies of unity, enemies of stability. Enemies of hope.

“We’re strengthening the police; we’re strengthening the armed forces. We are paying better salaries today,” Tinubu said.

He presented the APC campaign manifesto, ‘From Reforms to Prosperity,’ outlining his administration’s achievements and plans in infrastructure, healthcare, agriculture and security.

He said the manifesto provided a blueprint for consolidating economic reforms, expanding opportunities and delivering shared prosperity.

Tinubu pledged to complete ongoing programmes and projects, saying his administration’s policies were already yielding results across several sectors.

The President defended the removal of the fuel subsidy, describing it as wasteful and accusing political opponents advocating its restoration of misleading Nigerians.

He said subsidy savings had enabled the government to execute development projects across the country’s geopolitical zones.

“You have seen what we are doing. Across the country, no region is left behind. Those who think they should bring the subsidy back are liars.

“How will they pay for those commitments? How will you repair the roads? How will you maintain them? How will you function?” he queried.

Tinubu also pledged further support for small-scale farmers through financing, mechanisation and irrigation.

“We will reward small-scale farmers. Interest-free loans for farmers are coming. Prosperity is coming. Food security will happen,” he said.

Thanking the people of Jigawa for their loyalty and support, the President urged them to participate actively in the forthcoming general elections and vote for APC candidates at all levels.

Before the rally, Tinubu inaugurated  the Bola Ahmed Tinubu Multi-Purpose Skills Acquisition Centre and the Renewed Hope Technical Services Centre.

He also virtually inaugurated  the three-kilometre dualised Old Police Station–Palace Road in Dutse.

The President further commissioned 400 tractors and other agricultural equipment procured by the state government to promote mechanised farming and strengthen food security.

In his welcome address, Governor Umar Namadi commended Tinubu’s development initiatives in Jigawa and other parts of Northern Nigeria.

He said the Greater Hadejia Water Project was 60 per cent complete and highlighted the Katsina–Maradi rail line and federal interventions in education, agriculture and social welfare.

Namadi thanked the President for approving the establishment of Federal Colleges of Education in Dutse and Hadejia.

He particularly lauded Tinubu for fulfilling his 2023 campaign promise to the late Emir of Dutse, Nuhu Muhammad Sunusi, to address acute water shortages in Dutse.

The governor also commended the establishment of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND), saying thousands of Jigawa students had benefited.

He said the Conditional Cash Transfer programme had also brought relief to several indigent families in the state.

Namadi, however, appealed for federal intervention in ecological challenges affecting Dutse and Hadejia, describing them as beyond the state government’s capacity.

Also speaking, Vice-President, Kashim Shettima, reminded the people of Jigawa of Tinubu’s commitment to Northern Nigeria’s welfare and development.

He urged them to sustain their support for the administration ahead of the 2027 general elections.

Shettima recalled Tinubu’s political support for the late President Muhammadu Buhari, which he said contributed to Buhari’s victories in the 2015 and 2019 presidential elections.

He also recalled Tinubu’s support for former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar and Nuhu Ribadu during their respective presidential quests.

The vice-president urged the people to reciprocate the support by voting for the APC in 2027.

The Director-General of the APC Presidential Campaign Council, Abdulaziz Yari, reiterated Tinubu’s commitment to quality leadership, economic consolidation and national prosperity.

Yari challenged opposition parties to present better socio-economic policies rather than resort to divisive politics.

Speaking on behalf of the Progressive Governors Forum, Governor Ahmed Aliyu of Sokoto State urged Nigerians to support Tinubu, describing him as a focused leader whose policies had helped steer the country away from the precipice.

The Deputy Director-General of the APC Presidential Campaign Council and Governor Mai Mala Buni of Yobe, alongside the Special Adviser to the President on Political Affairs, Ibrahim Masari, also commended Tinubu’s leadership.

They urged party supporters to vote for the President and other APC candidates to enable the party to implement its manifesto.

Dignitaries at the rally include Deputy Senate President Barau Jibrin, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, APC governors, ministers and other political leaders.

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2027: INEC 'yanks off' 1.6 million Invalid Entries, Dead Persons from Voter Register, to punish 54 Staff for Infractions

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it has removed 1,609,553 invalid entries and deceased persons’ records from the voter register ahead of the 2027 general elections.

 INEC Chairman, Joash Amupitan, disclosed this at a news conference on Monday in Abuja.

 He also announced disciplinary action and possible prosecution against 54 electoral personnel across 10 states over alleged registration infractions.

Amupitan said the removals followed complaints, claims and objections received during the public display of the preliminary voter register at ward level.

The exercise took place between October 9 and October 15, alongside online submissions.

He explained that the current National Register of Voters had evolved through successive registration and Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercises since 2011.

This, he said, had created historical data integrity challenges requiring a systematic national response.

Providing details of the cleanup under the Automated Biometric Identification System (ABIS), Amupitan said 11,088,238 records were harvested across three phases.

Of these, 1,545,052 were initially flagged for examination by the system.

He clarified that flagged records were not automatically invalid, as each required further examination and authorised adjudication.

Before the preliminary register was published, 1,277,052 registrations had been confirmed invalid and excluded.

Following public objections, another 268,000 cases underwent adjudication, resulting in 217,722 invalid entries being removed.

He said 50,278 records were cleared as valid, while another 113,886 invalid registrations were identified and removed.

Amupitan said the cumulative number of confirmed invalid registrations removed after objections, claims and complaints was 331,608.

He added that 873 separately verified deceased voters’ records were also removed.

The commission, however, put the combined total of records removed under the two categories at 1,609,553.

Amupitan said final reconciliation, quality assurance and publication checks were ongoing ahead of the register’s scheduled release on December 15.

On internal administrative breaches, he said technical assessments uncovered deliberate sabotage by some electoral personnel.

He alleged that the affected personnel abused special registration provisions intended for Persons Living with Disabilities (PwDs).

The chairman said 54 persons across 10 states had been identified as complicit in the infractions.

He said the commission would take necessary disciplinary measures, including possible prosecution.

Addressing concerns over duplicate photographs and unusual names circulating on social media, Amupitan attributed most anomalies to legacy data captured between 2011 and 2023.

He recalled that INEC had postponed a nationwide voter revalidation exercise planned for February 2026 until after the 2027 elections.

The decision, he explained, was intended to prevent possible voter disenfranchisement.

Amupitan said the commission had now resolved to address historical duplications in the existing register.

He said INEC, at its meeting on Monday directed the removal of previously flagged cases after proper verification.

He also clarified that many voters complaining about missing names had re-registered instead of applying for transfers.

According to him, ABIS automatically voided their duplicate registrations, leaving their original voter records intact.

On Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs), Amupitan said collection for Phases One and Two remained ongoing at Local Government Area (LGA) offices nationwide.

He added that distribution of transfer PVCs was also continuing.

Some PVCs for the third and final phase were being delivered and would be dispatched to states by the following week.

He said distribution would return to Registration Areas nationwide from December 1.

The chairman appealed for patience from third-phase registrants, explaining that overseas printing of their cards was being concluded.

He reassured Nigerians that established operating procedures and the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) would enforce physical biometric authentication at polling units.

He said the measures would prevent multiple voting and strengthen electoral integrity.

“The response is evidence-led investigation, completed corrective action, and stronger preventive controls,” Amupitan said.

He added that INEC would continue publishing verifiable aggregate results while protecting personal information and ongoing investigations.

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