Tinubu's 2027 manifesto: 78,000 security recruits, 200,000 homes, 6% growth targets by 2031

President Bola Tinubu has promised to recruit 78,000 additional military and police personnel, build 200,000 affordable homes and expand healthcare coverage as part of his administration's development targets for 2031.

The commitments are contained in the All Progressives Congress 2027–2031 presidential manifesto, titled From Reform to Prosperity Agenda 2027–2031, which outlines the President's priorities if re-elected for a second term.

The 109-page document, obtained by The PUNCH, also sets a target of six per cent annual economic growth, improved electricity supply towards 10,000 megawatts and a reduction in inflation and food prices.

The APC is scheduled to unveil the manifesto on Tuesday at the Shehu Musa Yar'Adua Centre in Abuja.

Under its security agenda, the ruling party proposes recruiting 28,000 additional military personnel and 50,000 police officers to strengthen the fight against terrorism, banditry, kidnapping and organised crime.

The manifesto also promises to complete the establishment and equipping of four new Army divisions in Makurdi, Ilorin, Jalingo and Benin City.

It stated, “Complete the establishment and equipping of the four new Army divisions in Makurdi, Ilorin, Jalingo and Benin City, recruit and train the 28,000 additional personnel approved, and report publicly on their deployment.”

The government also plans to expand police recruitment and tactical training towards a ratio of one police officer to 400 citizens.

“Train and deploy the 50,000 newly recruited officers and expand recruitment and tactical training towards a 1:400 police-to-citizen ratio,” the document stated.

To reduce the burden on the police, Tinubu also promised to recruit 30,150 personnel into the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps to take over static security duties.

The manifesto further proposes a nationwide police modernisation programme involving digital record systems, body cameras, geographic mapping tools, emergency response channels and modern forensic facilities.

It also promises to strengthen border surveillance, deploy forest guards and agro-rangers to protect farming communities, and expand the use of drones and other modern security equipment.

On the economy, Tinubu is targeting annual growth of six per cent by 2031, alongside efforts to reduce youth unemployment by half and extend equitable credit to half of economically active Nigerians.

The manifesto identifies lower living costs, food security, improved transportation and expanded domestic food production as major priorities.

It also promises to halve post-harvest losses through improved storage and processing facilities while making the movement of goods between states faster and cheaper.

On housing, the President pledged to facilitate the construction of 200,000 affordable homes for Nigerian workers through the proposed Tinubu Mass Social Housing Scheme, mortgage financing and partnerships with licensed private developers.

He said the initiative would expand access to decent accommodation for working households while strengthening regulations to protect property buyers.

In the power sector, the APC plans to scale available electricity generation towards 10,000 megawatts, expand metering and strengthen transmission and distribution networks.

The manifesto also promises to extend clean energy access to underserved communities.

For education, Tinubu plans to recruit and train 20,000 additional teachers, prioritising female educators and underserved rural communities.

The document states that the administration will build on the 80,284 teachers already certified and licensed while strengthening foundational learning, science, technology, engineering, mathematics and digital education.

It also promises to halve the number of out-of-school children and improve school enrolment, retention and completion rates.

In healthcare, the President is targeting functional primary healthcare centres in at least 90 per cent of facilities nationwide by 2031, compared with the current 53 per cent.

The manifesto also sets a target of increasing active health insurance coverage from more than 23 million enrollees to 40 per cent of Nigerians.

It further promises to reduce out-of-pocket spending from 71 per cent to below 50 per cent of total health expenditure.

The document states, “Expand active health insurance coverage from more than 23 million enrollees to 40 per cent of Nigerians by 2031.”

Other healthcare commitments include completing the revitalisation of about 1,000 primary healthcare centres, expanding free emergency obstetric care to all 774 local government areas and establishing cancer treatment centres across the six geopolitical zones.

Tinubu also pledged to improve healthcare workers' recruitment, training and welfare while increasing local production of essential medicines to 50 per cent by 2031.

The President said his second term would focus on converting the economic reforms and foundations laid during his first tenure into tangible improvements in the lives of Nigerians.

The manifesto outlined the administration's expected outcomes by 2031, including safer communities, lower living costs, reliable electricity, more jobs, higher incomes and improved access to education and healthcare.