{"id":13787,"date":"2026-11-10T04:15:49","date_gmt":"2026-11-10T04:15:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/10\/2027-tinubus-projectsll-transform-south-east-economy-shettima\/"},"modified":"2026-11-10T04:15:49","modified_gmt":"2026-11-10T04:15:49","slug":"2027-tinubus-projectsll-transform-south-east-economy-shettima","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/10\/2027-tinubus-projectsll-transform-south-east-economy-shettima\/","title":{"rendered":"2027: Tinubu\u2019s projects\u2019ll transform South-East economy \u2013 Shettima"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"2027:<\/p>\n

*Yari demands 1.2m votes from Ebonyi; Umahi promises 1.3m *\u2018If Tinubu isn\u2019t re-elected, ongoing projects\u2019ll stop\u2019 \u2014 Uzodimma *APC has built Nigeria for benefit of few \u2014 Makinde *PRP accuses APC of suffocating opposition, exploiting religious fault lines<\/em><\/p>\n

By Johnbosco Agbakwuru, Omeiza Ajayi, Ndahi Marama & Luminous Jannamike<\/strong><\/p>\n

Vice President Kashim Shettima has said President Bola Tinubu\u2019s massive investments in security, infrastructure, agriculture and human capital development are transforming the South-East economy, promising to address the region\u2019s longstanding development challenges.<\/p>\n

Shettima, who spoke yesterday at the All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential campaign rally in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, said the Federal Government\u2019s interventions were aimed at improving connectivity, strengthening food security, expanding economic opportunities and restoring security.<\/p>\n

He said the administration had demonstrated its commitment to Ebonyi through major infrastructure projects, federal appointments and welfare programmes.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis campaign has been a season of triumph. We have triumphed over the falsehoods of our opponents. We have never turned our backs on you. We have answered your support with projects, and President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has honoured Ebonyi through distinguished appointments and projects across the state,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

According to him, Ebonyi has benefited from the dividends of democracy and deserves to renew the President\u2019s mandate.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou have stood by us. You have assured us that a mandate is a debt of honour, repayable only through service. Yet democracy demands the humility of asking again. We have returned to seek the renewal of your mandate, to serve you, defend you and stand by you,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Listing the Federal Government\u2019s infrastructure projects, Shettima identified the Calabar\u2013Ebonyi\u2013Benue\u2013Kogi\u2013Nasarawa\u2013Abuja Superhighway, part of the administration\u2019s Trans-Saharan highway vision, as a major initiative to strengthen trade between the South-East, North-Central and other regions.<\/p>\n

Others are the Ndibe Bridge, which will link Ebonyi with Cross River State; the Enugu\u2013Abakaliki\u2013Ogoja Expressway; and the Okposi\u2013Ohaozara\u2013Ukawu\u2013Cross River road.<\/p>\n

He said the projects would ease the transportation of agricultural produce and manufactured goods, improve market access and reduce business costs.<\/p>\n

On agriculture, the Vice President described Ebonyi as a major contributor to national food security through rice and cassava production. He listed fertiliser distribution, interest-free FarmerMoni assistance and rural road investments among measures to support farmers.<\/p>\n

He also disclosed that thousands of Ebonyi residents had benefited from grants under the Presidential Conditional Grant Scheme, while federal employment and digital skills programmes were creating opportunities for youths.<\/p>\n

On security, Shettima said the administration had intensified efforts to restore stability in the South-East, stressing that economic development depended on the safety of communities, businesses and infrastructure.<\/p>\n

He cited the establishment and commencement of operations at the Nigerian Army Recruits Training Depot at Amasiri-Edda, Ebonyi State, as part of the intervention.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe security of the South-East has changed since President Tinubu became Commander-in-Chief over three years ago. We have worked to restore order, and we will keep working,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He also highlighted the establishment of the South-East Development Commission, the launch of South-East Vision 2050 and approval of the South-East Investment Company as initiatives to attract investments and accelerate regional development.<\/p>\n

Commending Governor Francis Nwifuru, Shettima said improved federal allocations had strengthened states\u2019 capacity to provide infrastructure and essential services.<\/p>\n

Yari, Umahi demand 1.3m votes<\/h4>\n

Meanwhile, Director-General of the APC Presidential Campaign Council, Senator Abdulaziz Yari, challenged Ebonyi APC members to deliver at least 1.2 million votes for Tinubu in the January 16, 2027 presidential election.<\/p>\n

Yari, who said he obtained the figures from the Minister of Works, David Umahi, noted that Ebonyi had about 1.8 million registered voters, with 1.5 million PVCs collected.<\/p>\n

\u201cOn behalf of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, I am setting my target. My target is a minimum of 1.2 million votes,\u201d he declared.<\/p>\n

Umahi, however, raised the target to 1.3 million votes, assuring the President that Ebonyi would deliver the figure.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are showing the whole world that Ebonyi State belongs to the APC. We all know there is no NDC or any other party in Ebonyi State,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He credited Tinubu with reviving the 65-kilometre Afikpo\u2013Uturu\u2013Okigwe road project, valued at N193 billion, saying it was already 40 per cent completed.<\/p>\n

\u2018Ongoing projects\u2019ll stop without Tinubu\u2019<\/h4>\n

Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma, warned that ongoing Federal Government projects could be abandoned if Tinubu failed to secure re-election.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur responsibility will start from now to go and look for our PVC. That is the weapon, because if Bola Tinubu is not re-elected, all these ongoing projects will stop.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is no name on the ballot paper called President Bola Tinubu. What is on the ballot paper is APC, and I invite all of you to vote for APC,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Director of Mobilisation of the campaign council, Senator Adams Oshiomhole, attacked former Rivers State Governor and ADC vice-presidential candidate, Rotimi Amaechi, describing him as a serial loser.<\/p>\n

He recalled Amaechi\u2019s court challenge to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar\u2019s emergence as the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, alleging irregularities in the nomination process.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf Amaechi accuses his former boss of rigging, are you the ones who will disagree with him?\u201d Oshiomhole asked.<\/p>\n

Ebonyi Governor, Francis Nwifuru, said the state\u2019s support for Tinubu was based on performance rather than sentiments.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is rooted in evidence, conviction and gratitude,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He, however, appealed to the President to address the state\u2019s electricity infrastructure deficit, noting that Ebonyi was the only state without a 330kV transmission line.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis has adversely affected our drive to industrialise this great state. Your Excellency, we kindly request that you consider making funds available for us to embark on the project or take over its installation,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Representing the APC National Chairman, the party\u2019s National Vice Chairman, South-East, Ben Nwoye, urged members to vote APC at all levels in the January 16 and February 6 elections.<\/p>\n

APC has built Nigeria for few\u00a0\u2014 Makinde<\/h4>\n

Meanwhile, presidential candidate of the Allied Peoples Movement, APM, Seyi Makinde, accused the Tinubu administration of building a Nigeria that works only for the privileged few.<\/p>\n

Speaking at the party\u2019s presidential campaign rally in Jos, Plateau State, Makinde alleged that the APC had appropriated his party\u2019s policy ideas, particularly its RESET Agenda, while failing to improve Nigerians\u2019 living conditions.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen we unveiled our RESET Agenda, I said in Abuja that they would soon start stealing our ideas. Now they have started. They say theirs is \u2018Reform to Prosperity\u2019. They now say they want a Nigeria that will work for everybody. What have they been doing over the past three years?<\/p>\n

\u201cThey have built a Nigeria that works only for them. Send the oppressors packing. Send them back to Lagos, and let us bring in the team that will reset Nigeria,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Makinde identified insecurity as a major obstacle to Plateau\u2019s economic potential, promising that an APM government would prioritise security, tourism and job creation.<\/p>\n

He said restoring peace would attract tourists, expand the state\u2019s economy and create employment for youths.<\/p>\n

\u201cSecurity is a major pillar of the RESET Agenda. Once we start attracting tourists, our economy on the Plateau will expand, and we will create jobs for our teeming youths,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He urged supporters to take the party\u2019s message to polling units, insisting that elections were won at the grassroots.<\/p>\n

Earlier, the party\u2019s vice-presidential candidate, Lawal Daura, lamented the deterioration of security in Plateau, recalling the state\u2019s former reputation as a tourism destination.<\/p>\n

APM National Chairman, Yusuf Dantalle, also criticised the Federal Government\u2019s handling of fuel subsidy removal, questioning its impact on living conditions.<\/p>\n

\u201cSubsidy has been withdrawn, according to the Federal Government, for one purpose: to give Nigerians a better life. But are we better off after that? We are paying through our noses. Food is not available. We cannot go to our farms. We cannot do anything,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

PRP accuses APC of suffocating opposition<\/h4>\n

In another development, the Peoples Redemption Party, PRP, accused the APC of undermining opposition parties and exploiting religious and ethnic divisions to retain power in 2027.<\/p>\n

In a statement by its National Chairman, Dr Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, the party alleged that the ruling party was interfering in opposition parties\u2019 internal affairs and deploying state power to frustrate their political activities.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is now clear to all Nigerians that APC is putting no stops in suffocating all opposition. From clumsy attempts to interfere in internal affairs of the opposition parties, to the use of state muscle to frustrate genuine campaigns by the opposition,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n

The PRP also accused the APC of exploiting religious sentiments, recalling the controversy surrounding its Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket in 2023.<\/p>\n

It alleged that the administration was using religion and ethnicity to deepen divisions and secure electoral advantage instead of addressing insecurity and economic hardship.<\/p>\n

\u201cNow that it appears Nigerians are united in rejecting its failure to secure Christians and Muslims, and it has pauperised all Nigerians without regard to faith or tongue, the APC is resorting to cultivating new frontiers in our plural character in a bid to impose its electoral fortunes, even at the expense of deepening local and national divisions,\u201d Baba-Ahmed said.<\/p>\n

Vanguard News<\/a><\/p>\n

\n

The post 2027: Tinubu\u2019s projects\u2019ll transform South-East economy \u2013 Shettima<\/a> appeared first on Vanguard News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Source: <\/p>\n

Vanguard News<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

*Yari demands 1.2m votes from Ebonyi; Umahi promises 1.3m *\u2018If Tinubu isn\u2019t re-elected, ongoing projects\u2019ll stop\u2019 \u2014 Uzodimma *APC has built Nigeria for benefit of few \u2014 Makinde *PRP accuses… <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":13788,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13787","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13787","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13787"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13787\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13788"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13787"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13787"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13787"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}