Special Adviser on Policy Communications to president Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Daniel Bwala, has said that some policies introduced by the present administration have made rice available to Nigerians across all levels.

The presidential aide, who disclosed this during an interview with DW Africa, expressed confidence that the administration has the support of Nigerians ahead of the 2027 elections.

Bwala said president Tinubu’s administration had improved healthcare and food access for ordinary Nigerians, noting that rice, one of the country’s major staple food, is now available across all levels.

He said, “We also have a rice policy that has made rice available to Nigerians across all levels.

“We also provided dispensaries, for example, free caesarean section for mothers who are having trouble giving birth.

“There are subsidies also on certain prescription drugs for the people at the local level. And people are able to access that.

“We’ve been able to register, I think, close to 10 million Nigerians in the national healthcare.”

On Tinubu’s medical trips abroad, Bwala said, “In fact, the president of Nigeria physically is fitter than most presidents in the advanced countries.”

He also commented on recent endorsements of president Tinubu ahead of the 2027 election, saying the process was in line with the All Progressives Congress (APC) internal tradition.

“It’s a procedure or a process with our party that there will be mid-term assessment.

“So, it’s not President Bola. Whoever is the president at the time, after every mid-term, we will assess and see whether the president has performed to a point where we would entrust the person to continue.

He said the Tinubu-led administration is confident ahead of 2027 as it has the support of Nigerians.

He said: “And so we are absolutely confident ahead of 2027 that we have the support of our people,” he added, highlighting other achievements recorded by the administration in other critical sectors.

“Deepening democracy is one, which is the introduction of local government autonomy.

“Autonomy that gives the local government chairmen or administrators the enormous resources.

“State governments now are able to recruit vigilantes.

“They are able to buy vehicles and equipment that is necessary for surveillance and intelligence gathering, and then law enforcement.” (Weekend Trust)