A Facebook page, Seyi Makinde for President, has raised a significant question about President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's commitment to accountability, particularly regarding the promises made to Nigerians during the 2023 presidential election.
According to a post published by the page, President Tinubu made 218 promises in the All Progressives Congress (APC) Renewed Hope Manifesto ahead of the 2023 general elections but has fulfilled only 15 of them. The post further alleges that the President has now presented another manifesto containing 223 fresh promises.
This raises an important question: What happened to the 203 outstanding promises from the original Renewed Hope Manifesto?
Nigerians deserve an explanation.
During the 2023 election campaign, the APC presented the Renewed Hope Agenda as its blueprint for transforming Nigeria. It contained commitments covering virtually every critical sector of the economy, including security, education, healthcare, agriculture, infrastructure, electricity, employment, industrial development and economic prosperity.
These promises helped shape public expectations and influenced the decisions of millions of Nigerians who voted for the party.
However, governing a country is not simply about announcing ambitious policies, publishing impressive documents or making fresh electoral commitments. It is about translating promises into measurable results that improve the lives of ordinary citizens.
Three years into the administration, Nigerians are entitled to ask how much of the original agenda has actually been delivered, what remains incomplete and why certain commitments have not translated into the expected outcomes.
The administration can point to ongoing reforms and programmes, including student loans, economic restructuring and initiatives aimed at strengthening the digital economy. However, these developments do not eliminate the responsibility to account for the specific commitments made in 2023.
Indeed, independent assessments have also raised questions about the administration's delivery record. A June 2026 report by the AdvoKC Foundation, published by The Punch, assessed 53 campaign promises and found that only 11 had been fully delivered, while others were classified as compromised or broken. Although this assessment uses a different set of promises from the 218 cited by the Makinde campaign page, it reinforces the importance of independently tracking campaign commitments.
The bigger issue is therefore not whether a government can produce another manifesto. It is whether the government has demonstrated sufficient accountability for the previous one.
Presenting 223 additional promises without providing a comprehensive public account of the original commitments risks turning election manifestos into recurring political wish lists rather than binding instruments of public accountability.
Nigerians should not have to keep listening to new promises every election cycle while previous commitments remain unaccounted for.
Before asking citizens to embrace another set of ambitious promises, the Tinubu administration should explain what has happened to the original Renewed Hope commitments, provide evidence of what has been achieved, identify what remains outstanding and establish realistic timelines for completion.
The question is simple: If 203 promises from the first manifesto are still outstanding, why should Nigerians be expected to trust another 223?
Nigeria needs delivery, not an endless production of campaign promises. The people deserve results, measurable progress and leaders who understand that accountability does not end after winning an election.
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