President Bola Tinubu has pledged to improve electricity supply, reduce the cost of living and create more jobs, saying his administration will intensify efforts to strengthen the economy if re-elected in 2027.

The President made the commitments on Tuesday at the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential campaign rally in Dutse, the Jigawa State capital.

Tinubu said his government would prioritise reliable electricity to support businesses, expand industrial activities and improve living conditions for Nigerians.

“We will lower the cost of living. We will provide reliable power, not the whole privatisation that is not working. We will provide you with reliable power in this Nigeria,” he said.

He also promised to strengthen the country’s industrial base and provide more support for nano, micro, small and medium-sized enterprises to stimulate economic activities and create employment opportunities.

On economic reforms, the President said his administration would sustain the removal of petrol subsidy and continue programmes such as the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND), which provides financial support to students pursuing higher education.

He further pledged that funds recovered by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) from financial irregularities would be channelled into NELFUND to support students who need assistance to finance their education.

Tinubu also announced plans to establish six mechanised farming service centres across the country’s six geopolitical zones as part of measures to increase agricultural production.

He said the government would also invest more in irrigation and agricultural research to improve food production, strengthen farmers’ capacity and bring down food prices.

Former Jigawa State Governor, Sule Lamido has pushed back against a claim by Vice President Kashim Shettima that prominent politicians in the state including Lamido are supporting the All Progressives Congress, APC.

Lamido was reacting to a post by DCL Hausa Facebook page tagged: “All the prominent people of Jigawa State are with us, including Sule Lamido – Shettima.”

Questioning the claim, Lamido posted: “God is powerful. I was not with the APC in 2014, so why would I be with it now in 2026?”

He added that the statement came from a Kanuri man and it was “no surprise,” but it’s a “lie.”

His response appeared to dismiss Shettima’s claim that he was among the Jigawa figures backing the APC.

The comment had attracted more than 900 reactions and 170 replies at the time shown in the screenshot.

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has demanded the immediate release of Justice Peter Lifu’s judgment on the leadership of the party and candidates who emerged through the primaries conducted earlier in the year.

Delivering judgement in a suit filed by Nafiu Bala Gombe, Justice Lifu had sacked the leadership of ADC led by Senator David Mark.

He also voided the candidacy of former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar and all the candidates who emerged through the primaries conducted by the Mark-led officials.

In a statement on Monday, Phrank Shaibu, Director, Strategic Communications of the ADC PCC, said the party applied for copies of the judgement but could not lay hands on them

“Our counsel applied for the certified copy and paid the required fee, yet the judgment remains out of reach. This is an indefensible denial of access to a ruling that directly affects the party and its members. If the judgment was ready, there is no excuse for keeping it from the parties. Release it now.

“Our counsel for the first defendant filed a formal application for the certified true copy on 6 November 2026 and paid the assessed fee. Counsel for the third defendant applied the day before, on the very day the judgment was delivered. Both applications carry the Federal High Court’s “PAID” stamp. Every requirement was met. Yet the applicants are still being denied the judgment.

“This is not a routine administrative delay. It is a denial of access to a court decision that directly affects the rights of the parties. Justice Lifu declared the judgment ready; the applicants paid for its certified copy; the court has acknowledged payment. Why, then, are they still being kept in the dark? A judge cannot announce that a judgment is ready and leave litigants to chase the document they need to understand and challenge it.

“The judgment concerns the leadership of a major political party and the rights of its members. Withholding its certified copy prevents the affected parties from knowing the exact orders made and responding fully through the courts. If the ruling is sound, there is no justification for keeping it out of reach. The Federal High Court must release the judgment immediately and explain why paid applications have gone unanswered. Public confidence cannot survive a process in which consequential judgments are announced, but their official records are denied to the parties.

“The ADC formally objected to Justice Lifu presiding over this matter. National Secretary Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola raised serious concerns about the judge’s impartiality, citing previous appellate decisions that, in the party’s view, called his competence and neutrality into question. Those concerns were placed on record. The unexplained withholding of the judgment now compounds them and demands answers.

“The timing and conduct of this process are indefensible. Justice Lifu delivered the judgment days after the ADC launched its Sokoto campaign; he then declared the copies ready, yet the parties’ paid applications remain unanswered. The public is entitled to ask whether this was a judicial process—or a calculated attempt to deliver a political blow while denying the party the document needed to challenge it. Whoever believes that withholding the judgment will bury these questions or shield those responsible from scrutiny is gravely mistaken.

“We demand the immediate release of the certified judgment and a public explanation for the delay. Every day it is withheld deepens the damage to confidence in the judiciary. Those responsible must understand that the ADC will pursue every lawful remedy, place the full record before the appropriate authorities and ensure that Nigerians know what has happened. No party, official or judicial officer is beyond scrutiny when the rights of citizens and the integrity of the electoral process are at stake.

“The ADC will not be intimidated or denied its right to challenge this ruling. Any attempt to obstruct that right will be met with every lawful action available, and those responsible will be held to account through the proper legal and institutional channels. Justice must be done, its record must be accessible, and the consequences of denying the parties that access must not be evaded.”