By Chesa Chesa
President Bola Tinubu’s infrastructure projects across Nigeria’s six geopolitical zones have emerged as a major selling point for the All Progressives Congress (APC) ahead of the 2027 general election, with presidential aides urging Nigerians to support continuity.
The aides, who serve as Senior Special Assistants to the President on Community Engagement and zonal directors of the Directorate of Infrastructure Mobilisation and Sensitisation under the APC Presidential Campaign Council, highlighted investments in roads, bridges, railways, electricity, agriculture and education.
Briefing State House correspondents at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Tuesday, the representatives said the projects were improving connectivity, opening up communities and creating economic opportunities.
Representing the six geopolitical zones, the officials included Dr Abiodun Essiet (North-Central), Barrister Chioma Nweze (South-East), Abdullahi Tanko Yakasai (North-West), Moremi Ojodu (South-West), Gift Johnbul (South-South) and Hon. Abdullahamid Abba (North-East).
Essiet disclosed that more than 167 kilometres of roads had been completed in the North-Central, with another 1,207 kilometres under construction. She cited the Shendam and Keffi bridges, Lafia bypass and Otukpo road project, alongside agricultural support, rural electrification and student loans.
In the North-West, Yakasai highlighted the Abuja-Kaduna-Kano highway, Zaria-Funtua-Gusau-Sokoto road and Kano-Maiduguri highway. He also cited the proposed 1,068-kilometre Sokoto-Badagry Superhighway and the Kaduna-Kano railway project as key investments expected to boost trade and regional integration.
Nweze said more than 1,000 kilometres of road projects were being executed across the South-East, including the Enugu-Onitsha, Onitsha-Owerri, Enugu-Port Harcourt and Enugu-Abakaliki roads.
She added that the South-East Development Commission and implementation of the Electricity Act 2023 could help attract industries, address energy challenges and create jobs.
In the South-South, Johnbul identified the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway, East-West Road and interventions on the Benin-Agbor and Benin-Warri-Sapele corridors as major projects expected to improve transportation and stimulate economic activities.
She declared the region’s support for Tinubu’s re-election, saying the infrastructure development underway justified continuity.
In the North-East, Abba cited the Akwanga-Jos, Jos-Gombe and Gombe-Biu roads, as well as routes linking Gamboru Ngala to the Cameroon border, as projects expected to improve connectivity and cross-border trade.
He assured Tinubu of massive electoral support in 2027, citing investments in roads, education, healthcare and water resources.
For the South-West, Ojodu highlighted the Third Mainland Bridge, Apapa-Oshodi Expressway and Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, alongside the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway, where she said 47.7 kilometres had been completed.
She also urged state governors to cooperate with the Federal Government on local government autonomy, arguing that stronger grassroots governance would support community development and economic growth.
Across the six zones, the presidential aides maintained that infrastructure investments would improve productivity, facilitate trade and create jobs, making a case for Tinubu’s re-election.
