The president’s proposed second-term agenda also targets 200,000 affordable homes, 10,000 megawatts of electricity and expanded healthcare coverage ahead of the 2027 elections.
President Bola Tinubu has outlined plans to recruit 78,000 additional military and police personnel, achieve six per cent annual economic growth and facilitate the construction of 200,000 affordable homes if re-elected in 2027.
The commitments are contained in the All Progressives Congress (APC) 109-page presidential election manifesto, titled From Reform to Prosperity Agenda 2027–2031, obtained by The PUNCH ahead of its scheduled presentation on Tuesday, November 10, 2026.
The document sets out the president’s priorities for a possible second term, including improved security, lower living costs, increased electricity generation, expanded health insurance and reductions in youth unemployment and the number of out-of-school children.
The APC is scheduled to present the manifesto at the Shehu Musa Yar’Adua Centre in Abuja, where party officials and government representatives will discuss plans to translate the administration’s economic reforms into improvements in living standards.
Tinubu’s proposals include specific targets to be achieved by 2031, although the reported document does not provide detailed cost estimates or financing arrangements for every commitment.
Tinubu targets 78,000 security recruits, improved policing
Security forms a major part of the proposed agenda, with plans to recruit and train 28,000 additional military personnel and deploy 50,000 police officers.
The manifesto proposes completing and equipping four new Army divisions in Makurdi, Ilorin, Jalingo and Benin City, alongside improvements in intelligence gathering, military equipment and personnel welfare.
It also outlines plans to recruit 30,150 additional Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps personnel to take over static security duties currently performed by the police.
The government would seek to improve the police-to-citizen ratio towards one officer for every 400 residents, while introducing body cameras, digital records, forensic facilities and improved emergency response systems.
Other commitments include strengthening border surveillance, expanding community policing and establishing specialised counterterrorism capabilities.
Tinubu also proposes stronger protection for schools, farms, markets, places of worship and major transport corridors, as well as improved rehabilitation and resettlement programmes for people displaced by insecurity.
The manifesto promises public reporting on military deployments and independent verification of reported operational successes.
Economic growth, electricity and housing targets
On the economy, Tinubu is targeting annual growth of six per cent by 2031, alongside a sustained reduction in inflation and food prices.
The manifesto also proposes halving youth unemployment, cutting post-harvest agricultural losses by 50 per cent and expanding access to credit to half of economically active Nigerians.
These commitments come as households and businesses continue to face pressure from high living costs, infrastructure shortages and insecurity affecting agricultural production and transportation.
In the electricity sector, Tinubu wants available generation capacity to approach 10,000 megawatts by 2031.
The plan includes expanding electricity metering towards full coverage, strengthening transmission and distribution networks and extending clean energy access to underserved communities.
However, increasing available generation capacity would not automatically guarantee reliable electricity for consumers without corresponding improvements in grid infrastructure, distribution and financing.
The manifesto also promises to facilitate the construction of 200,000 affordable homes through the Tinubu Mass Social Housing Scheme, mortgage financing and partnerships with private developers.
Tinubu promises 20,000 teachers, expanded healthcare
Education and healthcare are also central to the proposed second-term programme.
Tinubu plans to recruit and train 20,000 additional teachers, prioritising underserved rural communities, while seeking to halve the number of children outside school.
The manifesto proposes expanding technical and vocational education, strengthening student financing and improving access to digital learning.
In healthcare, the president is targeting an increase in the proportion of functional primary healthcare centres from a reported 53 per cent to at least 90 per cent by 2031.
He also wants to expand active health insurance coverage from more than 23 million enrollees to 40 per cent of Nigeria’s population.
Another target is to reduce out-of-pocket healthcare spending from 71 per cent to below 50 per cent of total health expenditure.
The proposed programme includes extending direct financing to all 17,600 primary healthcare centres, expanding emergency maternal healthcare and improving electricity supply to health facilities.
Tinubu also promises to increase local production of essential medicines and complete cancer treatment centres across the six geopolitical zones.
What the 2027 manifesto means for accountability
The proposals provide measurable targets against which the president’s second-term programme could be assessed, including recruitment figures, economic growth, electricity generation and access to healthcare.
However, several commitments will require substantial public expenditure, cooperation between federal and state governments and improvements in institutional capacity.
The reported manifesto does not establish how much the entire programme would cost, how every target would be financed or the annual milestones required to achieve the promises by 2031.
It also leaves questions about how proposed commitments will build on initiatives already under way during Tinubu’s first term.
As the 2027 election approaches, attention will turn to the administration’s current performance, the feasibility of its new targets and whether the APC provides detailed implementation and financing plans.
The manifesto sets out what Tinubu intends to achieve if given another four years. The next test will be whether the party can demonstrate how those promises would be delivered.
