Presiden Nigeria Bola Ahmed Tinubu menyatakan bahwa keputusan pemerintahannya Kepada menghapus subsidi bahan bakar minyak (BBM) telah menyelamatkan negara dari ancaman kebangkrutan yang membayangi. Penegasan tersebut disampaikan dalam pertemuan Serempak para gubernur negara bagian di Abuja pada Jumat, 29 Mei 2026, yang bertepatan dengan peringatan tiga tahun masa jabatannya.
Langkah berani ini diambil di tengah berbagai keluhan masyarakat Nigeria mengenai lonjakan harga pangan, tingginya Bilangan pengangguran, serta inflasi yang menekan daya beli. Kendati memicu perdebatan sengit dan aksi protes, pemerintah pusat memastikan reformasi fiskal ini menjadi fondasi Istimewa bagi pemulihan ekonomi nasional jangka panjang.
Meskipun demikian, kebijakan ini berdampak langsung pada meroketnya harga komoditas Istimewa di pasar lokal. Sebagai Misalnya, harga satu buah ubi jalar besar melonjak dari 800 naira pada 2023 menjadi 5.000 naira pada 2026, sementara harga satu liter BBM kini menyentuh Bilangan 1.350 naira.
“Subsidy no longer fit justify im ever-increasing costs in di wake of drying resources,” kata Presiden Bola Tinubu.
Pemerintah Nigeria menegaskan bahwa alokasi anggaran subsidi yang Enggak berkelanjutan selama bertahun-tahun sebelumnya hanya menguntungkan segelintir pihak dan mengorbankan sektor-sektor krusial lainnya.
“It was challenging at the time, but we survived. We face litigation and accusations. We survived them. Instead of bankruptcy, Nigeria has survived. The economy has recovered. It is growing. Agriculture is booming.” tutur Presiden Bola Tinubu.
Pihak kepresidenan juga mengapresiasi ketabahan masyarakat dalam melewati masa-masa transisi ekonomi yang berat demi kestabilan makroekonomi yang mulai menunjukkan tren positif.
“Today I was watching some clips of the Sokoto -Badagry axis. Imagine how many dams on that corridor for irrigation, for farm land, for electricity. Well, many of you have survived and promoted the perseverance of many of our people, asking them to trust this government, and you have built that trust around one person: my leadership. I thank you very much” tambah Presiden Bola Tinubu.
Interaksi kemitraan antara pemerintah pusat dan daerah diklaim semakin solid berkat peningkatan pendapatan daerah pasca-reformasi fiskal tersebut.
“I’m glad governors are no longer borrowing from the federal government and asking for interventions and not knowing how to survive, how to pay salaries, no more. You kept the spirit, you kept the hope. You persuaded our people to be patient and endure these three years of painful reform, during which we put the economy on a reset. Today, the benefits are showing.” lanjut Presiden Bola Tinubu.
Pemerintah juga berjanji akan Lalu memaksimalkan pemanfaatan lahan pertanian di tiap Kawasan guna mengejar Sasaran kedaulatan pangan nasional.
“The economy has recovered. Macroeconomic indices are doing very well. Construction is ongoing on roads and infrastructure; the ones abandoned have been rehabilitated. The housing industry is coming on very well. Agriculture will prosper again. We will achieve food sovereignty if we utilise the land that is in your possession and in your various states effectively,” kata Presiden Bola Tinubu.
Wakil Presiden Nigeria turut memberikan pembelaan dan pujian atas keberanian kepemimpinan dalam mengeksekusi kebijakan yang Enggak Terkenal Tetapi krusial bagi masa depan bangsa.
“Your Excellency, Mr President, this is the essence of your leadership. You did not come to power in the season of ease. You came at a time when the house required more than a canter. It required a builder with the courage to examine the foundation you inherited.” puji Kashim Shettima, Wakil Presiden Nigeria.
Pemerintah dinilai memilih Kepada langsung menyelesaikan akar permasalahan struktural negara daripada sekadar menunda krisis fiskal.
“In that defining hour, you choose not to postpone the surgery. You choose not to massage the wound. You choose to confront the contradictions that have held this country hostage for 50 years; that is the miracle of your courage.” tambah Kashim Shettima.
Langkah reformasi ini juga dipandang sebagai sebuah komitmen jangka panjang demi kemajuan generasi masa depan Nigeria.
“What you have done is not simply to administer a government. You have begun the difficult work of re-engineering a nation. You have reminded us that the reform is not a bank; it is a battlefield. It is not a picnic for the chicken-hearted. It is a covenant with the future,” lanjut Kashim Shettima.
Dukungan serupa datang dari perwakilan Lembaga gubernur yang merasakan Akibat langsung peningkatan kapasitas finansial daerah Kepada pembangunan infrastruktur lokal tanpa perlu menerbitkan surat utang baru.
“I think the nation was shocked by the audacity of Mr President to implement that serious policy, but today, it benefited immensely from that policy.” puji Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, Gubernur Negara Bagian Kwara.
Pemerintah daerah kini mendorong adanya pembahasan lanjutan mengenai penyesuaian upah minimum bagi para pekerja sipil.
“Many states were subject to issuing bonds and borrowing money. Today, states are not going to borrow money; they’re not going to issue Bonds. In fact, we’re reducing our debt. I urge your Excellency to let them discuss moving the minimum wage to a minimum of N100,000” tambah Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq.
Apresiasi atas stabilisasi ekonomi nasional juga disuarakan oleh pimpinan daerah lainnya yang menilai kinerja presiden berada pada jalur yang Cocok.
“We are the frontline beneficiaries of the innovative approach you brought to bear in governance. We came to join you in thanking Almighty God who made this thing possible. You have virtually recovered Nigeria from the brink of collapse to a state of stability and survival.” kata Hope Uzodinma, Gubernur Negara Bagian Imo.
Para pejabat di tingkat subnasional tersebut menegaskan kesiapan mereka Kepada Lalu mengawal agenda pembangunan nasional yang dicanangkan pemerintah pusat.
“Your Excellency, we, the field officers at the subnational level, are indeed very grateful. We have assessed your performance, Mr President, and I’m happy to announce that we have scored it a 100 per cent. We thank you for the genius you are, the fatherly role you have played, your interventions in terms of our needs and your vision for the country, moving forward,” pungkas Hope Uzodinma.
