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Bold reforms confirm Tinubu’s political will, says Shettima
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Vice President Kashim Shettima has said the sweeping reforms introduced by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu are courageous and inevitable.
He said they showed a clear demonstration of the President’s political will in addressing Nigeria’s longstanding structural weaknesses.
Shettima spoke at the opening session of the 66th Annual Conference of the Nigerian Economic Society (NES) yesterday in Abuja.
He said the administration remained committed to steering the economy onto a path of sustainable growth, despite the short-term hardships associated with the reforms.
In a statement by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Communications in the Office of the Vice President, Stanley Nkwocha, VP Shettima said: “Nigeria is, of course, not exempt from Africa’s economic tragedies. But our silver lining is the listening ear of His Excellency, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
“Under his leadership, this administration has embarked on bold and inevitable reforms to address structural weaknesses that others before us only paid lip service to.
“These reforms testify to the power of political will in economic policy. Their painful but necessary consequences remind us that a malignant disease can only be cured by painful surgery. The wounds are temporary, but the recovery is permanent.”
The Vice President urged African nations to embrace the knowledge economy as a bridge to productivity and human capital development.
“We live in a world where a random citizen in Daura can outsource his services to a corporation in Dallas without leaving his bedroom.
“But to catch up with this changing world, Africa must embrace structural transformation that reinvents its human capital and reverses unemployment. Poverty must be confronted head-on for the promise of this continent to be realised in the lives of our people,” he said.
Shettima argued that global challenges, such as geopolitical conflicts, trade protectionism, supply chain disruptions, the energy transition, and artificial intelligence, should not be seen only as threats but also as opportunities for Africa.
“They all paint a gloomy outlook. But each threat is also an opportunity in disguise. This is why a society such as yours exists: to light the path of a continent even in the darkest night,” he said.
The Vice President assured fellow Nigerians that the Tinubu administration was mindful of the inflationary pressures and global spillovers affecting Nigeria’s economy.
He added that Tinubu is committed to “investment-friendly measures and social protection programmes”.
According to him, deliberate interventions in transport, healthcare, and education are targeted at reducing inequality.
The Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Senator Abubakar Bagudu, lauded Shettima’s role in the administration’s reforms.
He promised that the NES would be fully integrated into the ministry’s programmes, including the Renewed Hope Ward Development Programme.
Also, the Minister of Livestock Development, Alhaji Idi Mukhtar Maiha, highlighted the untapped billions of dollars in Nigeria’s livestock sector, describing it as “the next crude oil”.
He said the government would partner the NES to harness the sector in line with the Renewed Hope Agenda.
The NES President, Prof. Adeola Adenikinju, reaffirmed the society’s commitment to serving as a bridge between research and policy.
He said: “We established chapters across the 36 states, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and the Diaspora; created the NES Women’s Wing and Students’ Wing.”
Adenikinju stressed that the initiatives have repositioned the NES as Nigeria’s foremost economic think-tank.
The Director of the African Development Institute, Dr. Eric Kehinde Ogunleye, praised the Tinubu administration for its bold reforms and urged African leaders to rethink investment in people.
“These are the people who represent the greatest assets of the continent,” he said.
The conference attracted many dignitaries, including the Special Adviser to the President on Economic Affairs, Tope Fasua; MOFI Board Chairman, Dr. Shamsudeen Usman; Nigeria’s first Professor of Capital Market Studies, Uche Uwaleke; as well as representatives of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, and CBN Governor, Yemi Cardoso.
President Bola Tinubu has asked the senate to approve a constitutional amendment bill seeking to establish state police across Nigeria as part of efforts to strengthen the country’s security architecture.
The request was contained in a letter dated June 15, 2026, and read on the floor of the senate on Tuesday by Godswill Akpabio.
In the correspondence, Tinubu said the proposed Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (Alteration) State Police Bill, 2026, seeks to amend the 1999 constitution to provide a legal framework for the creation of state police services.
The president said the bill is designed to address Nigeria’s evolving security challenges by introducing a dual policing structure that would allow both federal and state policing systems to operate within a constitutional framework.
According to him, the proposal builds on previous legislative efforts by both chambers of the national assembly and contains additional safeguards to ensure effective implementation.
“This bill builds on the significant work already done in this regard by the House of Representatives and the Senate, and incorporates additional safeguards to ensure that the creation of a dual policing structure to address our nation’s evolving national security challenges, will be achieved quickly and effectively to the benefit of all Nigerians,” Tinubu said.
The president described the proposed legislation as a key component of his administration’s broader plan to reform Nigeria’s security system and improve the protection of lives and property.
“The proposed legislation is a critical component of our administration’s strategy to reorganize Nigeria’s security architecture to better protect our citizens, and I’m confident that the Senate will act quickly to consider and pass this bill,” he added.
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Tinubu urged lawmakers to give the proposal expeditious consideration.
Following the reading of the letter, Akpabio referred the bill to the senate committee on constitution review for further legislative action.
The committee was directed to report back to the chamber on the next legislative day.
The Nigerian Senate has fixed Wednesday for the passage of the state police bill.
The lawmakers had cut short their recess to consider the bill, which seeks to amend the 1999 Constitution and decentralise Nigeria’s policing system in response to worsening security challenges
President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday transmitted an executive version of the bill to the Senate through a letter dated June 15, 2026.
The proposed legislation seeks to establish a dual policing system in which federal and state police forces operate alongside each other.
At the plenary on Tuesday, Senate President Godswill Akpabio described the proposal as a key step towards restructuring Nigeria’s security framework.
The proposed legislation was immediately referred to the Senate Ad Hoc Committee on Constitution Review, chaired by Deputy Senate President Barau Jibrin, which is expected to present its report for consideration and voting.
Akpabio called on senators to be present for the exercise, stressing the need for broad support to secure its passage.
“Every senator should endeavor to come tomorrow to be part of this exercise.
“We are going to be live tomorrow and your constituents will be seeing what you are doing,” he added.
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has presented Certificates of Return to candidates who emerged victorious in the by-elections conducted on June 20, 2026, across Rivers, Enugu, Nasarawa, Ondo and Kano States.
This was disclosed in a statement issued by the electoral commission.
According to INEC, the certificates were presented on behalf of the Commission’s Chairman, Prof. Joash Amupitan, SAN, by the Supervising National Commissioner for Rivers State, Mrs May Agbamuche-Mbu.
Speaking during the presentation, Agbamuche-Mbu congratulated the successful candidates and urged them to prioritise the interests of the people they were elected to represent.
“The most important responsibility before you is to represent your constituents well,” Agbamuche-Mbu said.
The National Commissioner also reminded the winners of the expectations placed on them by voters and encouraged them to serve with diligence and commitment.
INEC further disclosed that Certificates of Return would also be presented to winners of other recently concluded elections, including the Zuru State Constituency election in Kebbi State and the governorship election in Ekiti State.
INEC said the presentation of the certificates followed the conclusion of the bye-elections conducted on June 20, 2026.
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