Tinubu Deserves Second Term to Refocus Nigeria’s Economy — Okowa

Former Delta State Governor, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa, has praised President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s leadership, saying he assumed office at a critical time and has introduced bold reforms that are helping to stabilise Nigeria’s economy.

Okowa made the remarks while receiving the national leadership of Working People United (WPU) on a courtesy visit in Asaba, where he said the administration’s policies were beginning to address key economic and governance challenges.

According to him, the removal of fuel subsidy and other economic reforms have significantly improved the financial capacity of states and local governments.

“Outside fuel subsidy removal, he (President Tinubu) has grown the economy to the extent that local governments and states are now stabilised. They were not stabilised before now.

“By May 2023, no fewer than 27 states were owing salaries; they couldn’t pay workers, but today, all states and local governments are able to pay. It is not magic; somebody is behind it, and it is the courageous President Tinubu,” he said.

The former governor urged Nigerians to support the President’s reform agenda, expressing confidence that a second term would allow him to consolidate ongoing economic gains.

“We all know that if he is supported for a second term, the economy of this country will be refocused to the desire of the citizenry,” he said.

Okowa also commended the National Education Loan Fund (NELFUND), revealing that more than 1.6 million tertiary institution students had benefited from the scheme.

He described the student loan programme as one of the Tinubu administration’s key interventions, urging eligible students to take advantage of the initiative.

Earlier, Working People United National Coordinator, Comrade Williams Akporeha, said the delegation visited to inaugurate the group’s Delta State chapter and brief Okowa on its activities.

Akporeha said the organisation, comprising public and private sector workers, self-employed persons and artisans, is committed to promoting good governance and pledged support for Okowa’s senatorial ambition, Governor Sheriff Oborevwori, and President Tinubu ahead of the 2027 general elections.