South-East witnessing economic, security transformation under Tinubu, Shettima says
Vice-President Kashim Shettima has said President Bola Tinubu’s administration is transforming the South-East through investments in infrastructure, security, agriculture, housing and human capital development.
Shettima said the Federal Government’s interventions were aimed at improving connectivity, strengthening food security, attracting investments and addressing longstanding development challenges in the region.
He spoke on Monday at the All Progressives Congress presidential campaign rally in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, where he urged residents to renew Tinubu’s mandate in the 2027 general election.
The Vice-President said the administration had demonstrated its commitment to Ebonyi through major infrastructure projects, federal appointments and programmes designed to improve the welfare of residents.
He listed the Calabar–Ebonyi–Benue–Kogi–Nasarawa–Abuja Superhighway, the Ndibe Bridge linking Ebonyi with Cross River State, the Enugu–Abakaliki–Ogoja Expressway and the Okposi–Ohaozara–Ukawu–Cross River road among the ongoing federal projects.
According to him, the projects would strengthen economic integration, ease the transportation of agricultural produce and manufactured goods, and improve access to markets across the region.
“Where shall we begin the account of our work? Shall we begin with the Calabar–Ebonyi–Benue–Kogi–Nasarawa–Abuja Superhighway, part of our Trans-Saharan highway vision? Or with the Ndibe Bridge, which will link Ebonyi with Cross River?” he said.
On agriculture, Shettima described Ebonyi as a major contributor to Nigeria’s food security, particularly in rice and cassava production.
