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Executive Director of the Federal Housing Authority (FHA), Oyetunde Ojo, has praised President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration, citing job creation, security initiatives and ongoing reforms as evidence of what he described as progress under the current government.
Speaking during an Arise Television programme on Monday, August 24, 2026, Ojo said the Federal Housing Authority had gone more than 20 years without recruiting new personnel before the Tinubu administration approved fresh employment.
According to him, the FHA has now recruited 400 staff, while employment opportunities have also been opened through recruitment into institutions and initiatives including the Federal Road Safety Corps, the military and forest guards.
Ojo argued that these recruitment exercises demonstrate the administration’s efforts to expand access to employment at a time when unemployment and the rising cost of living remain major concerns for Nigerians.
The FHA executive director also backed the controversial proposal for the establishment of state police, dismissing fears that governors could use such forces for political purposes.
He compared the concerns surrounding state police with the controversy that initially followed the creation of Amotekun, the South-West regional security network championed by the late former Ondo State Governor Rotimi Akeredolu.
Ojo argued that fears that Amotekun would become a political instrument had not materialised in the manner predicted by critics.
He also praised improvements in emergency response, claiming that the fire service can now respond to some emergencies within 10 to 15 minutes. He cited a fire outbreak in FESTAC as an example, saying firefighters were already at the scene before he could contact them.
On economic policy, Ojo strongly defended President Tinubu’s decision to remove the petrol subsidy and rejected proposals to restore it.
His comments followed former Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s proposal to bring back fuel subsidy if elected president.
Ojo maintained that subsidy removal was one of Tinubu’s campaign commitments and argued that reversing the policy would be the wrong direction for the country.
His message to Atiku and other presidential contenders was clear: opposition candidates should explain what they would do differently rather than promise to return Nigeria to policies the current administration has already abandoned.
The comments come as political debate intensifies ahead of the 2027 general election, with the Tinubu administration increasingly defending its record while opposition candidates challenge the economic and security outcomes of its policies.
While Ojo presents recruitment, security reforms and subsidy removal as achievements, the ultimate political test will be whether ordinary Nigerians believe those reforms have translated into more jobs, greater security and improved living standards.
As the 2027 campaign gathers momentum, that may become one of the defining questions facing the Tinubu administration: Are Nigerians actually feeling the benefits of the reforms being celebrated by government officials?
