Group Lauds President Tinubu’s 2025 Budget As Economic Game-Changer

The Tinubu Media Support Group (TMSG) has hailed President Bola Tinubu’s proposed 2025 budget of N47.9 trillion as a bold and strategic move to revitalise Nigeria’s economy.

In a statement signed by its Chairman, Mr Emeka Nwankpa, and Secretary, Mr Dapo Okubanjo, on Sunday in Abuja, the group commended the budget’s prioritisation of infrastructure development, social services, and defence, noting these sectors received the largest allocation.

TMSG described the expenditure plan as a significant step toward economic recovery and national progress

It said, “The first thing that caught the attention of many in the 2025 budget is that it is an ambitious one that is about N20 trillion more than the N28.7 trillion budgeted for the outgone year.

“This, for us, is a clear statement of intent by President Tinubu, especially as a large chunk of the allocation is devoted to critical sectors of the economy that the President described in his speech as key budgetary priorities.

“With a total of N14.97 trillion, which is more than half of the 2024 budget allocated to infrastructure, security, health, and education, we are convinced that Nigerians are in for good and exciting times.”

It lauded the President Tinubu administration for the historic allocation to education and healthcare as part of efforts to ensure improved access and quality in the two sectors that are central to human capital development.

The Group said, “In our reckoning, a government that is clear-minded enough to consider devoting N4.06 trillion to developing infrastructure is very much interested in enhancing economic growth.

“The multiplier effect of improved infrastructure through significant funding for roads, rail, and power projects on businesses can only be imagined.

“It is, therefore, not surprising that President Tinubu confidently projects that the inflation rate will drop to about 15 percent from its current level of 34 percent.” 

By devoting N4.91 trillion to defence, the group said the government was keen on ensuring a more secure environment for the economy to thrive.

“This will, by extension, also pave the way for a boom in agriculture, especially in the food basket region where historically, insecurity had been an issue,” it stated.

TMSG is also optimistic that the revenue target is realisable, based on how the revenue-earning agencies performed in President Tinubu’s first full year in office.

The group said: “With an ambitious revenue projection of N36.3 trillion, it is easy to see that the government is keen on diversifying the economy by boosting the country’s non-oil revenue base.

“As important as income from crude is, we dare say that the improved efficiency in tax collection coupled with the proposed tax reform will broaden the country’s tax base and ensure a boost in revenues from taxes and customs duties.

“So for us, the administration’s decision to prioritize non-oil revenue will be very crucial in realizing the revenue target for 2025.”

NAN/Mercy Chukwudiebere