The Conference of Nigeria Political Parties (CNPP) has issued a damning mid-term assessment of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration, warning that the nation is drifting into deeper hardship, insecurity, and disillusionment.
The umbrella body of registered political parties called on the government to urgently change course or risk inflicting irreparable damage on the country.
In a statement signed by its Deputy National Publicity Secretary, Comrade James Ezema, the CNPP said that rather than delivering on its “Renewed Hope” agenda, the Tinubu administration has presided over “renewed hardship, deepening poverty, and growing insecurity.”
“The first two years of this administration have left most Nigerians worse off,” the CNPP said. “This is not a partisan attack, but a patriotic call for urgent intervention.”
The group criticized the removal of fuel subsidies and floating of the naira as economically sound policies that were poorly executed without adequate social protection measures.
“The consequences have been catastrophic,” the statement said, pointing to soaring inflation, unstable exchange rates, and widespread poverty.
The CNPP expressed alarm over the worsening security situation across the country, saying Nigerians continue to live in fear in both rural and urban areas.
“Despite changes in military leadership and various operations, citizens still do not feel safe,” the statement said, calling for a declaration of a state of emergency on insecurity.
The coalition urged the federal government to adopt a new integrated security strategy involving the military, police, local communities, and civil society groups.
It called for urgent police reform, including decentralization and community policing.
The CNPP further accused the Tinubu administration of promoting favoritism over merit in appointments, especially in sensitive sectors such as procurement and finance.
It said the anti-corruption war has lost credibility, noting that there have been few convictions and no meaningful recovery of looted funds, except for the case of the former CBN governor, which it described as politically motivated.
“The return to patronage politics is disappointing,” the statement read. “The President must end this culture and reinvigorate anti-corruption agencies with fresh leadership and true independence.”
On the economy, the CNPP raised concerns about soaring youth unemployment, describing it as a time bomb.
It called on the President to declare a state of emergency on joblessness and launch a National Youth Empowerment Corps focused on skill acquisition, agro-industrial projects, and digital training.
The group also called for urgent reforms in the power sector, lamenting persistent grid collapses and unreliable electricity.
“No country can develop with such erratic power supply,” it stated, advocating for investment in renewable energy and stricter performance standards for power providers.
The CNPP decried the state of education and healthcare, calling them underfunded and neglected. It urged the administration to boost investment in both sectors and partner with private and nonprofit actors to improve service delivery.
The coalition also criticized the administration’s foreign policy, particularly its regional engagement through ECOWAS, saying it has yielded little benefit to Nigerians.
It called on the President to reduce foreign trips and focus instead on trade diplomacy and domestic economic revitalization.
With two years remaining in President Tinubu’s term, the CNPP said the administration must realign with the people’s needs and recalibrate its policies.
It called for a cabinet reshuffle to bring in competent, reform-minded professionals and for the government to open up to civil society and opposition voices.
“The time for excuses and self-praise is over,” the CNPP warned. “The Nigerian people deserve a government that listens, that leads with empathy, and that acts decisively. The distractions of 2027 politics must stop. This is the time to govern with vision and competence.”
