Your PVC is your weapon, Tinubu tells Akwa Ibom youths
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has urged youths in Akwa Ibom State to obtain their permanent voter cards (PVCs), describing them as their weapon for determining the country’s political future through the ballot. Tinubu made the call on Friday in Uyo during a presidential campaign rally, urging young people to collect their PVCs and use them […]
President Bola Tinubu addressed young people in Akwa Ibom State, encouraging them to obtain their permanent voter cards (PVCs) and use them as a means to shape the nation's political future. Speaking at a presidential campaign rally in Uyo, Tinubu urged the youths to collect their PVCs for a better future, vowing to deliver development, education, skill development, and job opportunities.
He promised to promote projects that would generate jobs and enhance Akwa Ibom's economic prosperity, highlighting the potential of the state's agricultural resources, especially economic trees and palm produce, to foster sustainable industries. Tinubu also endorsed the upgrade of the Victor Attah International Airport to a full international status and the proposed Ibom Deep Seaport, both of which he believes will bring economic value and stimulate development in the region.
At the same rally, Vice President Kashim Shettima and Senate President Godswill Akpabio rallied for the All Progressives Congress (APC), asserting that the Tinubu administration had positively impacted the lives of Nigerians. Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom pledged to mobilize voters to deliver two million votes for Tinubu's re-election.
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