{"id":13102,"date":"2026-11-09T11:30:53","date_gmt":"2026-11-09T11:30:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/09\/just-in-shettima-arrives-ebonyi-for-apc-presidential-campaign-rally\/"},"modified":"2026-11-09T11:30:53","modified_gmt":"2026-11-09T11:30:53","slug":"just-in-shettima-arrives-ebonyi-for-apc-presidential-campaign-rally","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/09\/just-in-shettima-arrives-ebonyi-for-apc-presidential-campaign-rally\/","title":{"rendered":"JUST IN: Shettima arrives Ebonyi for APC presidential campaign rally"},"content":{"rendered":"<div readability=\"67.603393425239\">\n<p>Vice President Kashim Shettima has arrived in Abakaliki, the Ebonyi State capital, for the All Progressives Congress presidential campaign rally ahead of the 2027 general elections.\n<\/p>\n<p>Shettima was received by Governor Francis Nwifuru, alongside senior government officials, APC leaders, party stakeholders and other dignitaries, according to a statement issued on Monday by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Communications in the Office of the Vice President, Stanley Nkwocha.\n<\/p>\n<p>The rally is holding at the Pa Ngele Oruta Township Stadium in Abakaliki.\n<\/p>\n<p>Announcing the Vice President\u2019s arrival, Nkwocha said Shettima had arrived for the rally, describing it as part of the campaign\u2019s activities in Ebonyi, the \u201cSalt of the Nation\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Shettima had earlier departed Abuja for the event, with the statement noting that the visit would bring the \u201cTinubu\u2013Shettima presidential campaign to the Salt of the Nation\u201d. <\/p>\n<div class=\"read-also\">\n<header>Related News<\/header>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>It added that \u201cinfrastructure, agricultural development and economic opportunities remain central to the aspirations of the people\u201d.\n<\/p>\n<p>The statement also highlighted the Federal Government\u2019s approval of N248bn for additional road projects in Ebonyi, including the dualisation of the Enugu\u2013Abakaliki\u2013Ogoja Road, the Onueke\u2013Ezza corridor and improvements along the Okposi\u2013Amasiri Road.<\/p>\n<p>It further stated that work was progressing on the Calabar\u2013Ebonyi\u2013Benue\u2013Abuja Superhighway, describing it as \u201ca major transport link intended to open new markets for farmers, traders and businesses across the South-East and North-Central regions\u201d.\n<\/p>\n<p>The rally is part of the APC\u2019s campaign activities ahead of the 2027 general elections.\n                    <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div readability=\"14.852589641434\">\n<p> All rights reserved. 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