Shettima Seeks Cross River Support for Tinubu in 2027

Vice President Kashim Shettima urged voters in Cross River State to renew President Bola Tinubu’s mandate in 2027, saying at an All Progressives Congress rally in Calabar that the most difficult phase of the government’s economic reforms was over and prosperity would follow. Shettima defended the reforms, which he acknowledged had caused hardship, and argued that Nigerians should judge the administration by comparing the country’s condition when Tinubu took office in 2023 with its current state. His prediction that the reforms would yield a period of prosperity was a campaign claim; the rally reports did not provide economic data independently establishing that outcome. The vice president also asked Cross River residents to support Governor Bassey Otu, Deputy Governor Peter Odey and other APC candidates. Otu pledged that the state would give Tinubu maximum electoral support in 2027, linking his promise to expected benefits from federal projects and policies. APC National Chairman Nentawe Yilwatda also called on residents to back the party. Shettima presented the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway as an effort to connect coastal communities and improve transport, tourism and...