Kashim Shettima urges Cross River residents to re-elect Tinubu and Otu, promising delivery of the Bakassi Deep Seaport and coastal highway

Vice President Kashim Shettima has urged residents of Cross River State to re-elect President Bola Tinubu and Governor Bassey Otu in 2027, saying another term would support the delivery of the proposed Bakassi Deep Seaport and Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway.

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Shettima made the appeal on Monday while representing Tinubu at the All Progressives Congress presidential campaign rally held at the U.J. Esuene Stadium in Calabar.

He thanked Cross River residents for supporting the administration over the past three years, describing the relationship between the government and the electorate as “an alliance of prosperity, an alliance of opportunity”.

“Over the past three years, you have shown us support, and you have resisted the lies and propaganda intended to misrepresent us,” he said.

The Vice President called on voters to renew the mandates of Tinubu, Otu and other APC candidates contesting seats in the National Assembly and the Cross River State House of Assembly.

He said the party was seeking another mandate based on its record in office, adding that elected officials had a responsibility to account to the people who entrusted them with power.

On infrastructure, Shettima said the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway would connect communities along the coastline, ease the movement of people and goods, promote tourism and attract investment.

He added that the highway was expected to create thousands of direct and indirect jobs while opening up economic opportunities for communities along its route.

Speaking on the proposed Bakassi Deep Seaport, Shettima said the project had received Federal Government approval and expressed optimism that it would become an international maritime gateway when completed.

“When completed, it will become an international maritime gateway. It will attract shipping companies. It will generate employment,” he said.

Shettima described the seaport and coastal highway as important projects in efforts to position Cross River as a major beneficiary of Nigeria’s maritime economy.

On education, he said the Federal Government’s student financing initiative was designed to promote human capital development, ease the financial burden on parents and widen access to higher education.

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He added that the intervention would help ensure that financial difficulties did not prevent young Nigerians from pursuing their education.