FG’s security, infrastructure investments repositioning S’East, says Shettima

Nwifuru, Umahi, Yari set 1.3m vote target for Tinubu in Ebonyi

Vice President Kashim Shettima has said the federal government’s investments in critical infrastructure, security, agriculture and human capital development are repositioning the South-East for economic growth, improved connectivity and greater national economic integration.

This comes as the All Progressives Congress (APC) has set an ambitious target of 1.3 million votes for President Bola Tinubu in Ebonyi State in the January 16, 2027 presidential election, banking on federal infrastructure projects, political appointments and what party leaders described as renewed attention to the South-East.

Also, the grand patron of the PBAT Door-to-Door Movement, Government Ekpemupolo, popularly known as Tompolo, has deployed 25 vehicles and sound systems to Enugu State as part of efforts to mobilise grassroots support for Tinubu’s re-election bid in 2027.

Shettima said Tinubu’s administration was addressing longstanding development challenges in the region through strategic road projects, security interventions, energy initiatives and institutional frameworks designed to unlock its economic potential.

Speaking yesterday at the APC presidential campaign rally in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, he insisted that the administration had justified its mandate through development projects and policy interventions.

He described democracy as a debt of honour that could only be repaid through effective service delivery, arguing that the federal government had responded to the South-East’s support with tangible investments and distinguished political appointments.

Making a fresh appeal for political support, Shettima urged Ebonyi residents to renew Tinubu’s mandate in the 2027 general elections, saying the administration deserved another opportunity to consolidate its development programmes.

The 1.3 million vote target was announced at the APC presidential campaign rally in Ebonyi, where Governor Nwifuru; Minister of Works, David Umahi; Director-General of the APC Presidential Campaign Council, Senator Abdulaziz Yari and Vice President Shettima rallied support for Tinubu’s re-election.

In his remarks, Governor Francis Nwifuru reaffirmed Ebonyi’s support for Tinubu, saying the state had benefited from the president’s economic reforms and special interventions in road infrastructure.

For his part, Umahi argued that the administration had restored the South-East’s sense of belonging through strategic appointments and major road projects.

Also, Yari, who recalled the financial difficulties that governors faced in paying salaries and pensions before the Tinubu administration, urged the people to support the president, insisting that increased federal allocations had strengthened the capacity of state governments to meet their obligations.

In the meantime, Tompolo, who was represented at the inauguration of the PBAT Door-to-Door Movement in Enugu yesterday by the Managing Director of Tantita Security Services, Kestin Pond, said the movement was established to complement the activities of APC by taking the Tinubu administration’s message directly to Nigerians through grassroots engagement.

According to him, the mobilisation would cover wards, polling units, churches, mosques, markets and other public places, adding that the 25 vehicles and sound systems would support the campaign activities.