…..Urges Nigerians to re-elect Tinubu, Gov Otu, others
….Says Cross River is a major beneficiary of president’s economic revolution
Vice President Kashim Shettima has declared that Nigeria has passed the stage of aggressive economic reset, clearing the runway for an era of pure harvest, nationwide growth and prosperity.
He also stated that the administration’s painful but necessary economic reforms have successfully laid the groundwork for prosperity, promising that the next phase will deliver the tangible fruits of these sacrifices to citizens.
Shettima stated this on Monday, in Calabar, Cross River State, during the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential campaign rally, according to Stanley Nkwocha, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Communications, Office of the Vice President.
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The Vice President also called on Nigerians to massively support the re-election of President Bola Tinubu during the January 16, 2027 Presidential election
He also urged the state to support the re-election of Governor Bassey Otu, as well as other APC candidates in the 2027 general election, describing them as trustworthy friends of the people.
Shettima, who was supported by top APC stalwarts, was addressing the second major gathering of the party, after President Tinubu flagged off the presidential campaigns on Saturday, 24 October, in Kaduna
He stated that the administration has successfully completed the hardest part of the economic reset; he argued that no rival political party has the capacity to alter the nation’s economic trajectory.
Shettima assured that the upcoming second term will focus entirely on delivering prosperity and tangible rewards for all citizens if President Tinubu’s mandate is renewed.
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“We are confident of this promise to deliver for this nation because we have already done the most difficult job of economic reset. None of the other options available has the capacity to move the needle of the economy. We have rescued the economy, and the road ahead is one of harvest. This second term is one of harvest, for you and all Nigerians.
“I therefore stand before you today to ask you, once again, to renew the mandate of His Excellency, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, as President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, and myself as Vice President. And another term for Senator Bassey Edet Otu and Hon. Peter Odey as Governor and Deputy Governor of Cross River State, respectively,” he stated.
He maintained that what has brought the APC and Nigerians together is an alliance for progress, prosperity, opportunity and dignity, stressing that the conviction that must govern every decision is that the people are the purpose.
He noted that the Tinubu administration and the APC are seeking the opportunity to carry their work into a second term because authority belongs to the people, and those entrusted with authority must return with an account of stewardship and a programme worthy of further trust.
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He commended the APC in the state for keeping its house in order and becoming a model of strength and vision, unity and discipline, courage and conviction, loyalty and service, sacrifice and solidarity, noting that the discipline within its ranks has produced diligence in government.
He said when the administration took office in 2023, it had no doubt about the need to open up Cross River State to the world, which informed the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway.
“This is the wisdom behind the Lagos–Calabar Coastal Highway. This transformative infrastructure project will connect coastal communities. It will ease the movement of goods and people. It will expand tourism. It will attract investors and create thousands of direct and indirect jobs. Our vision is for Cross River to become a major beneficiary of this economic revolution,” he stated.
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