Bola Ahmed Tinubu

Party: All Progressives Congress (APC)
Running mate: Kashim Shettima

INEC final list: 2026-10-31

Documented positions: 4 of 25

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Fuel & energy
What should government do about the price of petrol?
AKeep prices set by the market and spend the savings on roads, health and other programmes, even though pump prices stay high and can rise.
Ended the petrol subsidy in his 2023 inaugural speech and has kept prices market-based since.
Source: Fuel subsidy is gone, says President Tinubu (Arise News), inaugural speech (Record, 29 May 2023) · Archived copy
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Security
Should states be allowed to have their own police forces?
AYes: let states set up and control their own police, even though some governors could use them against opponents and poorer states may struggle to fund them.
Called on the National Assembly to change the law so states that need state police can set them up.
Source: Tinubu backs state security outfits, calls on National Assembly to review laws for state police (The Eagle Online) (Statement, 25 November 2025) · Archived copy
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Federalism & restructuring
Who should control local government money?
APay local governments directly and enforce it strictly, even though many councils have weak financial controls and could misuse the money.
His government asked the Supreme Court to order that local government funds be paid to councils directly from the Federation Account.
Source: FG drags 36 governors to Supreme Court over LGAs autonomy (Channels TV) (Record, 26 May 2024) · Archived copy
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Governance & anti-corruption
How should the cost of running government be cut?
BMerge or close overlapping federal agencies, as the Oronsaye report recommended, even though thousands of civil servants could lose their jobs.
His Federal Executive Council approved full implementation of the Oronsaye report to merge, scrap or relocate federal agencies.
Source: FEC approves implementation of Oronsaye report to merge agencies (Channels TV) (Record, 26 February 2024) · Archived copy
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How should government deal with armed groups such as bandits and insurgents?Suggest a source
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Many doctors and nurses are leaving Nigeria to work abroad. What should government mainly do?Suggest a source
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Economy & cost of living

Directed the Central Bank to work towards a single, unified exchange rate (2023 inaugural speech).
Source: Fuel subsidy is gone, says President Tinubu, targets single exchange rate (Arise News) (Statement, 29 May 2023) · Archived copy
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Electricity

Plans to redesign the power sector so it is bankable and attracts investment.
Source: Tinubu accepts APC nomination, promises a bankable power sector (BusinessDay) (Statement, 24 May 2026) · Archived copy
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