Vice President Kashim Shettima says Nigeria is currently on the right path to growth and development trajectory.
Mr Shettima said this on Monday in Asaba, the Delta State capital, during the state’s 2026 Economic and Investment Summit.
He cited reports by international ratings agencies, including Fitch, S&P and Moody’s, as confirmation of what he described as the nation’s “direction of travel.”
Mr Shettima also endorsed the healthy cycle of competition among the 36 states of the federation.
According to him, it is necessary to actualise Nigeria’s quest for prosperity, economic growth, human dignity, and job opportunities.
“This is evident in the quality and ambition of the investment summits organised by the states across the country,” he said.
Shettima emphasised that the nation’s strength lay in the proactive economic awakening of its subnational governments rather than the Federal Government alone.
The vice president reiterated the need for states to transition from basic asset documentation to practical execution and job creation.
“The cycle of competition among our states is now evident in the quality and ambition of the investment summits convened across the federation.
“Every state possesses immense promise, but each must define a trajectory unique to its history, geography, people and comparative advantage.
“This is the race we must welcome: a race that proclaims growth rather than conflict, a race in which the prize is employment, prosperity and human dignity, a race for the future,” he said.
Mr Shettima recalled the promise made by President Bola Tinubu’s administration to place the nation on the path of growth.
He noted that it was the reason each meeting had become “another platform for turning that promise into enterprise.”
Mr Shettima applauded Gov. Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta for taking a bold step toward a greater Delta and for creating a platform thatmatched the ambition of the people.