Tinubu Calls on Governors to Channel Resources to the Grassroots

During his meeting with governors on Thursday, which was organized by the National Economic Council (NEC), President Bola Tinubu warned them about the increasing disparity in the distribution of resources and urged them to let the money trickle down to the local level.

He continued his talk by telling them that they must let the enormous resources they receive trickle down to state and local residents.

As vice president Kashim Shettima chairs the NEC, Tinubu also provided them with advice on many governance matters.

“We just concluded National Economic Council (NEC) meeting with Mr. President, Bola Tinubu in attendance, and the meeting presented an opportunity for him to brief the governors on the need for the national government and sub-national government to work together for the overall interest of our people and country, Nigeria,” said Hope Uzodimma, the governor of Imo State, who described the events of the meeting.

“We recognized his successes in generating revenue and the outcomes previously proven by his administration’s numerous reform initiatives.

Not only is the nation’s income increasing, but so are the subnational governments.

“The president devised a plan that will expedite the process of this additional funding making a greater impact on Nigerians by ensuring that it reaches the grassroots level.

Consequently, they introduced a scheme to boost economic activity at the ward level. You can acquire further information later from the Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, who serves as the program’s secretariat.

The president also acknowledged the difficulties in assessing the environmental impact of his legacy projects, including the Lagos-Calabar coastal road and the Sokoto-Badagry road. He supported the establishment of a committee to help the national government and subnational governments work together to expedite the project’s realization.

Therefore, a committee will be established to work within the Surveyor General of the Federation and sub-national governments to ensure that they are all on the same page for Nigeria’s benefit.

Mr. President’s briefing today actually served as a spur to boost our spirits and inspire our people to work hard and take necessary action.

In our opinion, the president has done a great job, and his administration’s reform initiatives are starting to pay off. He has placed a strong emphasis on having a direct impact on Nigerians, from the lowest levels of government to the average citizen.

This is the next phase of the program. We want to feel that Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda is functioning at our level. and we hope that it will also be felt at the local level. I believe that covers the two main topics of discussion in the National Economic Council meeting today.

Renewed Hope Ward Development Program Launched by Tinubu and Government

A specific intervention program called the “Renewed Hope Ward Development Programme” was introduced by President Bola Tinubu on Thursday. He asked state governors to get involved in order to advance the policy at the local level.

Speaking to reporters from the State House, Atiku Bagudu, the Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, stated this.

The governors present at the National Economic Council meeting were instructed by the president, he added, to find at least 1000 Nigerians who could be financially assisted in starting their own businesses.

“The President attended the NEC meeting today and praised the state governors for their cooperation with the Federal Government and with him,” Bagudu told reporters.

And in a very significant next step, the President saw today the presentation of the Renewed Hope Ward Development Program document, which is a plan to help the administration’s macroeconomic changes.

After stabilizing the macro economy, the next phase is to cut development to the bare minimum in order to boost economic activity in each of the nation’s 8,809 wards. We think this will increase employment, decrease poverty, improve food security, and even improve social protection.

According to our constitution, this is appropriate. According to Chapter Two of our Constitution, the federal, state, and local governments must use all available resources to advance national prosperity and an effective, vibrant, and self-sufficient economy. This is only possible through collaboration.

As a strong supporter of federalism, the President today introduced the Renewed Hope Ward-based Development Program, which is a partnership between the federal, state, and local governments. It is a federation project that will be financed by the increased funds coming into the Federation Account and other initiatives that the federal government and states are working on.

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Equally, each ward should select at least 1000 economically active individuals who will receive support in order to increase economic activity throughout the federation. As our economy moves closer to $1 trillion, the goal is to take use of this special aspect of it to produce double-digit growth in the majority of the wards. As a joint effort between the federal, state, and local governments, it was decided that the NEC should adopt a resolution supporting the Renewed Hope Ward Development Program. The resolution also called for the Federal Ministry of Budget and Economic Planning to serve as the program’s secretariat and to identify the economically active individuals in each ward.

“It is noteworthy that the International Monetary Fund specifically encouraged us along this path in its most recent report about Nigeria in the 2025 article four consultation, stating that Mr. President’s bold reforms have improved stability and enhanced resilience, liberalizing and strengthening the poor, the function of the foreign exchange market, removing foreign exchange subsidies, strengthening revenue administration, and raising hydrocarbon production, all of which have contributed to improve macroeconomic stability.”

“Mr. President has consistently maintained that in order to alleviate poverty and food insecurity, we must work together with the federal government and state governments to support the innovative spirit of Nigerians and the geographical wards. This program is being presented today at the National Economic Council, which has graciously approved it.”