Tinubu urges Nigerians to support reforms before Independence Day

President Bola Tinubu has urged Nigerians to remain hopeful and support his administration’s reforms ahead of the country’s 66th Independence Day anniversary on October 1, 2026. Tinubu delivered the message through the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, at an Independence Day Jumat prayer at the National Mosque in Abuja on Friday. The President said Nigeria had not yet reached where it should be but was on a path towards greatness.

He said the anniversary marked the country’s maturity and acknowledged the problems and missed opportunities experienced since independence. “People should not lose hope,” Abbas quoted Tinubu as saying on the President’s behalf. He added that peace and development were returning and that conditions would improve as democracy progressed.

Tinubu asked citizens to support the government’s efforts to correct what he described as cumulative mistakes of the past. He said the administration was focused on placing Nigeria on the right path. Abbas also appealed to Nigerians to give Tinubu a second chance to complete the work he had begun.

He said citizens had finished making sacrifices for the country to become great again. The source material does not provide details of new policy measures announced at the prayer or set out specific evidence for the President’s assessment of progress. It records the message as an appeal for patience, public support and continued confidence in the administration.

Nigeria will mark its 66th Independence Day on Thursday, October 1, according to the material supplied.