Tinubu Unveils 2027–2031 Manifesto, Pledges 50,000 Police Officers, 200,000 Homes
President Bola Tinubu’s re-election campaign has unveiled a four-pillar manifesto outlining his administration’s proposed priorities for a second term, including improved security, affordable living, infrastructure development and accountable governance.
The manifesto, titled Renewed Hope Agenda 2.0, was made available to PUNCH Online on Tuesday, November 10, 2026.
The document consolidates the administration’s existing eight-point agenda into four strategic pillars: Secure and Resilient Nation; Better Quality and More Affordable Life for Every Nigerian; Energy, Infrastructure and Economic Growth; and Effective and Accountable Governance.
Under the security pillar, the All Progressives Congress pledged to recruit and train additional security personnel, including 28,000 military personnel and 50,000 police officers, while strengthening intelligence-led operations against insurgency, kidnapping and other criminal activities.
The party also promised to complete four new Army divisions in Makurdi, Ilorin, Jalingo and Benin City, strengthen border surveillance and expand specialised counter-terrorism capabilities.
On policing, the manifesto proposes expanding recruitment towards a police-to-citizen ratio of one officer to 400 people, deploying modern surveillance technology, body cameras and digital crime-record systems, as well as working towards accountable state and community policing.
The APC further pledged to strengthen agricultural security, protect forests and mining sites, improve emergency response systems and expand rehabilitation programmes for former combatants and low-risk offenders.
Under the second pillar, the party outlined measures to improve education, healthcare, employment opportunities and household welfare.
It promised to halve the number of out-of-school children by 2031, recruit and train 20,000 additional teachers and expand access to technical, vocational and digital skills training.
In healthcare, the manifesto targets increasing functional primary healthcare centres from 53 per cent to 90 per cent by 2031, expanding health insurance coverage to 40 per cent of Nigerians and reducing out-of-pocket healthcare expenditure to below 50 per cent of total health spending.
The party also pledged to expand youth employment programmes, strengthen access to financing for young entrepreneurs and increase women’s representation in public appointments to at least 35 per cent.
On social protection, the APC promised to expand cash transfers, strengthen school feeding programmes, enforce the N70,000 minimum wage and improve support for vulnerable households.
The manifesto also proposes measures to stabilise food prices, strengthen consumer protection, expand affordable housing and improve access to mortgage financing.
Under its housing commitments, the party pledged to construct 200 social housing units in each of Nigeria’s 774 local government areas, amounting to 154,800 units, while working towards delivering 200,000 homes during the proposed second term.
It also plans to expand affordable mortgages, digitise land titles and strengthen housing finance institutions.
The third pillar focuses on energy, infrastructure and economic growth, with commitments to improve electricity supply, expand infrastructure and support productive economic activities.
The fourth pillar, Effective and Accountable Governance, is designed to strengthen public-sector efficiency, transparency and accountability.
The APC said its proposed commitments would guide governance between 2027 and 2031, if Tinubu secures re-election.
