JUST IN: Shettima arrives Ebonyi for APC presidential campaign rally

Vice President Kashim Shettima and Enugu Governor Francis Nwifuru. Photo credit: Stanley Nkwocha

Vice President Kashim Shettima has arrived in Abakaliki, the Ebonyi State capital, for the All Progressives Congress presidential campaign rally ahead of the 2027 general elections.

Shettima was received by Governor Francis Nwifuru, alongside senior government officials, APC leaders, party stakeholders and other dignitaries, according to a statement issued on Monday by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Communications in the Office of the Vice President, Stanley Nkwocha.

The rally is holding at the Pa Ngele Oruta Township Stadium in Abakaliki.

Announcing the Vice President’s arrival, Nkwocha said Shettima had arrived for the rally, describing it as part of the campaign’s activities in Ebonyi, the “Salt of the Nation”.

Shettima had earlier departed Abuja for the event, with the statement noting that the visit would bring the “Tinubu–Shettima presidential campaign to the Salt of the Nation”.

It added that “infrastructure, agricultural development and economic opportunities remain central to the aspirations of the people”.

The statement also highlighted the Federal Government’s approval of N248bn for additional road projects in Ebonyi, including the dualisation of the Enugu–Abakaliki–Ogoja Road, the Onueke–Ezza corridor and improvements along the Okposi–Amasiri Road.

It further stated that work was progressing on the Calabar–Ebonyi–Benue–Abuja Superhighway, describing it as “a major transport link intended to open new markets for farmers, traders and businesses across the South-East and North-Central regions”.

The rally is part of the APC’s campaign activities ahead of the 2027 general elections.