June 11, 2026
Olu Fasan
President Bola Tinubu marked his third year in office recently, on May 29. The presidency rolled out the drums, placing a front-page advert in all the national newspapers to celebrate the president’s “achievements”. The advert was audaciously titled “Promises Delivered” and listed eight “promises” that President Tinubu supposedly “delivered”.
Perversely, by proclaiming “promises delivered”, the Tinubu administration chose to be the judge and the jury in its own case. Of course, the ultimate verdict on President Tinubu’s performance will be pronounced by Nigerians in next year’s presidential poll when he seeks re-election. In the meantime, individual citizens would pass their own judgements as I do in this intervention.
The “promises delivered” claims about the “achievements” of the Tinubu presidency can be analysed along the input/output or effort/outcome nexus. Let’s consider a few of the claims. Take the following: “Improve governance for effective service delivery”; “reform the economy for sustained inclusive growth”; “strengthen the national security for peace and prosperity”; “boosting agriculture to achieve food security”. Basically, the Presidency claims that President Tinubu has “delivered” on the above “promises”!
