The Director-General of the City Boy Movement (CBM), Francis Shoga, has expressed confidence that President Bola Tinubu’s achievements will secure him a second term in the 2027 general elections.
Speaking with journalists in Abuja on Thursday, Shoga said the administration’s performance over the past three years would convince voters to renew the president’s mandate.
Other prominent figures expected to feature in the presidential race include former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar of the African Democratic Congress, former Anambra State Governor Peter Obi of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, former Cross River State Governor Donald Duke of the People’s Redemption Party, and Social Democratic Party presidential candidate Adewole Adebayo.
Shoga maintained that, given Tinubu’s record in office, voters would be willing to reward him with a second term.
He stated that the CBM—which maintains a presence across all six geopolitical zones and 774 local government areas—is targeting 10 million youth votes for the president through grassroots mobilization across wards and communities.
Highlighting the administration’s performance, Shoga pointed to the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway and the 1,068-kilometre Sokoto-Badagry Superhighway as evidence of an unprecedented infrastructure drive.
According to him, the government is “building the two longest highways in our history,” alongside ongoing rehabilitation and construction works on federal roads across the country.
Data from the Federal Ministry of Works indicates that Tinubu commissioned the first 30-kilometre stretch of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway on May 31, 2025. That segment forms part of the 40.7-kilometre section delivered under Phase One, Section One, while the broader corridor was originally designed to cover about 47.47 kilometres.
The ministry has also detailed the Sokoto-Badagry Superhighway as a 1,068-kilometre corridor running through Sokoto, Kebbi, Niger, Kwara, Oyo, and Ogun states before terminating in Lagos, with construction currently progressing in sections.
On agriculture, Shoga said the administration has embarked on large-scale mechanisation, citing the deployment of 2,000 tractors and supporting equipment, alongside the $1.1 billion Green Imperative Programme being implemented in partnership with Brazil.
“We are mechanising agriculture at a historic scale,” he said.
Shoga also cited the establishment of the Federal Ministry of Livestock Development, the expansion of cultivated land for rice and wheat, and increased agricultural funding as key steps toward addressing food insecurity.
Turning to the oil and gas sector, he attributed growing investor interest to a improved business environment under Tinubu, noting the commencement of commercial operations at the Dangote Refinery and the restart of the Port Harcourt and Warri refineries in late 2024.
Responding to concerns that the petrol subsidy removal had driven up the cost of living, Shoga defended the government’s response to the economic pressures, pointing to the Presidential Compressed Natural Gas Initiative as a critical step toward providing cheaper transportation alternatives.
He added that the initiative has stimulated the establishment of vehicle conversion centres and attracted substantial private-sector investment in CNG infrastructure.
Shoga further highlighted improvements in Nigeria’s external reserves, a moderation in inflation rates, and a reduction in the debt-service-to-revenue ratio as clear indicators that the administration’s economic reforms are yielding positive results.
