{"id":6146,"date":"2026-11-07T21:33:10","date_gmt":"2026-11-07T21:33:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/consumerconnectng.com\/?p=6146"},"modified":"2026-11-07T21:53:52","modified_gmt":"2026-11-07T21:53:52","slug":"1trn-nigerian-economy-target-achievable-as-world-bank-imf-acknowledge-tinubus-reforms-yilwatda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/consumerconnectng.com\/?p=6146","title":{"rendered":"$1trn Nigerian economy target achievable as World Bank, IMF acknowledge Tinubu&#8217;s reforms &#8211;Yilwatda"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>*<strong><em>Prof. Nentawe Goshwe Yilwatda, National Chairman, All Progressives Congress, describes Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration&#8217;s ambition of building a $1 trillion economy as not only a political aspiration but a strategic national development target, backed by deliberate policy choices and ongoing economic restructuring<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Emmanuel Akosile | ConsumerConnect<\/p>\n<p>Prof. Nentawe Goshwe Yilwatda, National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has said that the economic reforms introduced by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu&#8217;s administration are laying a solid foundation for a stronger, more productive and prosperous Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>Yilwatda said the direction and potential of the ongoing reforms had received recognition from major international economic institutions, including the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF).<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"wOdyqWojQZ\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/consumerconnectng.com\/?p=6142\">NITDA advocates digital transformation, transparency in financial management at Nigerian Universities<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"\u201cNITDA advocates digital transformation, transparency in financial management at Nigerian Universities\u201d \u2014 Consumer Experience Is A Top Priority\" src=\"https:\/\/consumerconnectng.com\/?p=6142&amp;embed=true#?secret=TBV4XdsrEe#?secret=wOdyqWojQZ\" data-secret=\"wOdyqWojQZ\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The National Chairman of APC stated this in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State capital, when the South-South state hosted President Tinubu and his entourage at a rally held at the Senator Godswill Akpabio International Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>Addressing the enthusiastic crowd at the rally, Yilwatda said the President&#8217;s boldness in confronting longstanding structural challenges reflected the kind of courageous leadership required to reposition Nigeria for sustainable growth and economic prosperity.<\/p>\n<p>Abimbola Tooki, Special Adviser to the National Chairman on Media and Information Strategy, stated Prof. Yilwatda also acknowledged that the reforms have demanded difficult adjustments.<\/p>\n<p>He, however, maintained that abandoning them would amount to reversing the West African country&#8217;s progress, and returning to the economic difficulties that necessitated the reforms in the first place.<\/p>\n<p>The APC National Chairman described President Tinubu&#8217;s ambition of building a $1 trillion economy as more than a political aspiration, stressing that it represents a strategic national development target backed by deliberate policy choices and ongoing economic restructuring.<\/p>\n<p>He identified major investments in infrastructure, transportation, education, maritime development and financial inclusion as critical pillars of the administration&#8217;s economic transformation agenda.<\/p>\n<p>Prof. Yilwatda particularly, highlighted the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway as a landmark infrastructure project that would improve connectivity, stimulate commerce and unlock enormous economic opportunities for Akwa Ibom and other coastal communities.<\/p>\n<p>The National Chairman also said the President&#8217;s determination to develop Nigeria&#8217;s maritime economy would further strengthen the economic competitiveness of coastal states, and expand their contribution to national development.<\/p>\n<p>On education and social investment, he commended the student loan initiative for widening access to higher education, while noting that targeted interventions for women and small businesses were creating opportunities for greater economic participation.<\/p>\n<p>Yilwatda as well explained that the tax reforms were designed to ease the burden on low-income earners and small businesses, enabling them to retain more of their earnings, and continue to operate in a more supportive economic environment.<\/p>\n<p>The APC Chairman also pointed to improved industrial harmony in educational institutions and the administration&#8217;s efforts to settle outstanding obligations to workers, pensioners and retirees of formerly privatised public enterprises as important milestones.<\/p>\n<p>He urged Nigerians to remain committed to the reform process.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Never again should Nigeria return to Egypt.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We cannot afford to abandon the difficult but necessary work of rebuilding our economy and repositioning our country for sustainable growth,&#8221; stated he.<\/p>\n<p>Prof. Yilwatda also maintained that the Tinubu administration&#8217;s policies and investments were positioning Nigeria for long-term prosperity and called on citizens to support the administration&#8217;s vision of a stronger and more economically competitive nation.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>*Prof. Nentawe Goshwe Yilwatda, National Chairman, All Progressives Congress, describes Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration&#8217;s ambition of building a $1 trillion economy as not&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":243,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_FSMCFIC_featured_image_caption":"Prof. Nentawe Goshwe Yilwatda, National Chairman, All Progressives Congress","_FSMCFIC_featured_image_nocaption":"","_FSMCFIC_featured_image_hide":"","_customify_content_layout":"","_customify_sidebar":"","_customify_page_header_display":"default","_customify_disable_header":"","_customify_disable_header_top":"","_customify_disable_header_main":"","_customify_disable_header_bottom":"","_customify_disable_page_title":"","_customify_disable_content_vertical_padding":"","_customify_disable_footer_top":"","_customify_disable_footer_main":"","_customify_disable_footer_bottom":"","_customify_breadcrumb_display":"","_customify_header_transparent_display":"default","footnotes":""},"categories":[20,3,8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6146","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-highlights","category-infoeducation","category-regulators"],"featured_image_urls":{"full":["https:\/\/consumerconnectng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Nentawe-Goshwe-Yilwatda-Prof-5cc.png",672,365,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/consumerconnectng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Nentawe-Goshwe-Yilwatda-Prof-5cc-150x150.png",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/consumerconnectng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Nentawe-Goshwe-Yilwatda-Prof-5cc-300x163.png",300,163,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/consumerconnectng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Nentawe-Goshwe-Yilwatda-Prof-5cc.png",672,365,false],"large":["https:\/\/consumerconnectng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Nentawe-Goshwe-Yilwatda-Prof-5cc.png",672,365,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/consumerconnectng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Nentawe-Goshwe-Yilwatda-Prof-5cc.png",672,365,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/consumerconnectng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Nentawe-Goshwe-Yilwatda-Prof-5cc.png",672,365,false]},"author_info":{"info":["ConsumerConnect"]},"category_info":"<a href=\"https:\/\/consumerconnectng.com\/?cat=20\" rel=\"category\">Highlights<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/consumerconnectng.com\/?cat=3\" rel=\"category\">InfoEducation<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/consumerconnectng.com\/?cat=8\" rel=\"category\">Regulators<\/a>","tag_info":"Regulators","comment_count":"0","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/consumerconnectng.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6146","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/consumerconnectng.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/consumerconnectng.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/consumerconnectng.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/consumerconnectng.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6146"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/consumerconnectng.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6146\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6164,"href":"https:\/\/consumerconnectng.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6146\/revisions\/6164"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/consumerconnectng.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/243"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/consumerconnectng.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6146"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/consumerconnectng.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6146"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/consumerconnectng.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6146"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}