Vice-President Kashim Shettima said the second term of President Bola Tinubu’s administration will usher in an era of harvest, prosperity, and tangible rewards for Nigerians.
Shettima stated this in Calabar during the All Progressives Congress presidential campaign rally ahead of the 2027 general elections.
He said the toughest phases of the aggressive economic reset undertaken by Tinubu’s administration were over, paving the way for nationwide growth and prosperity.
The vice-president said the administration’s painful but necessary economic reforms had successfully laid the foundation for prosperity.
He promised that the next phase of the administration would deliver the tangible fruits of the sacrifices made by Nigerians.
Mr Shettima urged Nigerians to support the re-election of Mr Tinubu, Governor Bassey Otu and other APC candidates in the 2027 elections. He described them as trustworthy leaders committed to delivering on their promises.
“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 Tinubu as president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and myself as vice-president. I also ask you for another term for Senator Bassey Otu and Peter Odey as governor and deputy governor of Cross River state, respectively,” he said.
Mr Shettima said the APC and Nigerians came together in an alliance for progress, prosperity, opportunity and dignity. He restated that the conviction guiding every decision of the administration must be that the people were the purpose.
He noted that the Tinubu administration and the APC were seeking another opportunity to continue their work in a second term.
“Authority belongs to the people, and those entrusted with authority must return with an account of stewardship and a programme worthy of further trust,” he said
Mr Shettima commended the APC in Cross River for maintaining internal harmony and emerging as a model of strength, vision, unity, discipline, courage and conviction. He said the administration, upon assuming office in 2023, recognised the need to open up Cross River to the world.
He said this informed the decision to embark on the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway project.
“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, 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 said.
(NAN)