Group Defends Tinubu’s Reforms

The Legacy Support Group for Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda has reaffirmed its backing for the Federal Government’s reform policies, declaring support for what it described as a long-term recovery framework aimed at building a more stable and prosperous Nigeria.

Speaking at a press conference, the group’s National Patron, Chief Mike Okiro, represented by Chief Marcel Ezenwa, said the coalition was committed to “joining the train of Renewed Hope” as a pathway to a better tomorrow. He conveyed Okiro’s full support for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, noting that the administration’s reform direction is designed to reposition the country for sustainable growth and institutional stability.

Ezenwa said the group aligns with the President’s vision for national renewal and urged Nigerians to view current reforms as foundation-laying measures rather than short-term fixes.

Also addressing journalists, the group’s National Coordinator, Ezinna Chief Chima C. Duru, said the briefing was convened to respond to what he described as sustained negative narratives and political attacks against the Tinubu administration by opposition figures and “disgruntled political actors.”

He noted that while criticism is a legitimate feature of democracy, it must be constructive and fact-based, warning that politically driven misinformation could undermine necessary reforms.

The group strongly defended the removal of fuel subsidy, arguing that the former regime was riddled with systemic abuse, inflated claims and heavy fiscal leakages that forced repeated government borrowing. According to Duru, several past administrations were unable to end the subsidy due to entrenched interests, but the current government took decisive steps to halt the practice and redirect national resources.

He said cushioning measures were introduced to ease the transition, including the rollout of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) transport alternatives and related interventions expected to lower energy and transportation costs over time.

The coalition added that improved federal allocations to states and local governments have strengthened subnational capacity for infrastructure delivery and salary adjustments.

On security, the group said terrorism and banditry predate the present administration but maintained that ongoing operational and structural reforms are producing gradual results.

It also highlighted youth and education interventions, including student loan schemes and empowerment programmes, as indicators of a governance focus on human capital development, stressing that economic recovery should be judged over a longer reform cycle with sustained policy continuity.