The Tinubu Stakeholders Forum (TSF) has dismissed comments by Buba Galadima suggesting that an opposition alliance would unseat the All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2027, describing them as baseless political grandstanding.
The group said President Bola Tinubu’s administration has, since assuming office, implemented bold policies and programmes that have stabilised the economy and laid a solid foundation for sustainable growth.
In a statement signed by its Chairman, Ahmad Sajoh, and Secretary, Danjuma Sada, the Forum outlined key reforms it said the opposition has failed or refused to acknowledge.
According to TSF, President Tinubu’s early decisions to remove fuel subsidy and unify the exchange rate averted fiscal collapse and restored investor confidence. The group said inflation is slowing, oil production is rising, and key sectors of the economy are showing signs of recovery.
It noted that active oil rigs have nearly doubled under the current administration and that Nigeria led Sub-Saharan Africa in 2025 with $5.3 billion in oil and gas investment, according to Wood Mackenzie, despite an 18 per cent decline across the region. The Forum added that Nigeria moved from capturing just four per cent of sanctioned African projects between 2015 and 2023 to 38 per cent in 2024 and 2025.
The Forum also highlighted what it described as transformative, pro people policies, including the increase of the national minimum wage from ₦30,000 to ₦70,000, the student loan programme which has disbursed ₦161.97 billion to over 864,000 students in 263 public institutions, and a 62 per cent increase in federal allocations to states, rising from ₦3.58 trillion in 2023 to ₦5.81 trillion in 2024.
On education and youth empowerment, TSF praised the nationwide Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) programme targeting one million young Nigerians. It said over 250,000 youths are already enrolled across 2,600 centres, receiving hands on training, monthly stipends of ₦22,500 and starter packs to begin small businesses.
The Forum said Nigeria’s economic recovery is gaining both local and international validation, citing reports that the economy is now on a growth trajectory following decisive reforms. It recalled comments by the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, that without President Tinubu’s interventions, at least 27 states would have been unable to pay salaries or meet basic governance obligations.
According to TSF, improved revenues and fiscal discipline are enabling many states to clear long standing pension and gratuity backlogs, while reform driven stability is attracting wider political support for President Tinubu.
The group argued that the collapse of the New Nigeria Peoples Party’s influence, following the exit of its only governor, reflects the weakness of opposition politics championed by figures such as Galadima.
TSF described the proposed opposition alliance as a coalition lacking cohesion and credible vision, insisting that no hastily assembled alliance can overturn the mandate freely given to President Tinubu by Nigerians.
It maintained that while the opposition relies on recycled rhetoric and opportunistic alliances, President Tinubu is focused on laying a strong structural foundation for a prosperous and self reliant Nigeria.
