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Nigeria Forward Unveiled in Abuja to Consolidate Tinubu’s Reforms
A new socio-political movement, Nigeria Forward (NF), has been formally unveiled to mobilise Nigerians for national unity and the consolidation of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda.
The movement was unveiled on Friday at the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja.
Co-conveners include the Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Kingsley Tochukwu Udeh, and the Commissioner for Information and Internal Affairs, Kano State, Ibrahim Abdullahi Waiya.
In his keynote address, the Minister said the movement was born out of a collective responsibility to sustain the reforms of the current administration and ensure continuity beyond 2027.
“Our collective goal is, we move Nigeria Forward. This is a platform founded on our shared and collective responsibility to sustain the emerging gains of the Renewed Hope reform initiatives by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. We do this by standing with our progressive President to ensure continuity and consolidation,” the Minister said.
He noted that Nigeria Forward is intended to be a bridge between government and citizens, adding that policies only succeed when people understand and own them.
“The Nigeria we seek is one where our people are not merely spectators to development, but active participants. The President’s Renewed Hope agenda is fundamentally about creating the conditions for Nigeria to produce, innovate, invest, work, prosper, and build secure lives. But policies achieve their greatest impact when citizens understand them, participate, own them, and are able to connect them to opportunities in their own land,” he stated.
The Minister explained that the leadership of Nigeria Forward is drawn from grassroots leaders, community leaders and communications experts, and will focus on innovation, digital transformation, youth development, skills and enterprise.
According to him, the movement will change the way development is discussed, particularly in Northern Nigeria, by promoting informed citizenship.
“The development story of Nigeria, particularly Northern Nigeria, must not be reduced to political propaganda. We must ask the more important question: What is this project? Where is it? What problem does it solve? Who benefits? What opportunities does it create? What has been completed? What is ongoing? What remains to be done? This is the essence of informed citizenship,” he said.
“A road is more than asphalt when it enables a farmer to reach a market. A railway is more than steel when it reduces the cost of moving goods. Reliable energy is more than electricity when it allows a manufacturer to produce competitively,” he added.
He urged members to make evidence, inclusiveness and national unity the foundation of the movement and to mobilise responsibly for the President’s re-election.
“I encourage the leadership and members of Nigeria Forward scattered across the nooks and crannies of Nigeria to make evidence, inclusiveness, innovation and national unity the foundation of this socio-political platform. Let us mobilise and campaign responsibly, projecting the achievements of the President,” he said.
In his remarks, the Kano State Commissioner for Information and Internal Affairs said the movement has two goals: national unity and consolidation of gains.
“This platform is national. The aim is just two simple things – national unity and consolidation of the development that we have already seen,” he said.
He argued that fairness demands that President Tinubu be allowed to complete his tenure, noting that “The North had its own eight years under Muhammadu Buhari, and now the South is having its own under Bola Ahmed Tinubu.”
The Commissioner listed local government autonomy, increased allocations to states, and the push for state police as bold reforms.
“This agitation has been on for more than 30 years. This gentleman was the only person who has been able to make it possible. Today, state police has become a reality,” he said.
He charged northern politicians to stop divisive narratives and embrace engagement, adding: “Democracy is about demanding. It is only when you demand, then you can get the response. We talk more than what we do. Nigeria Forward is trying to make talk become action.”
“Moving Nigeria Forward is not just about the business of the President. It is our own collective responsibility,” he concluded.
