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NDC: Tinubu Repeats Ibom Deep Seaport Promise, Questions APC’s 2020 Approval

* Opposition party says Buhari-era FEC approval for $4.6bn project remains unfulfilled Sunday Aborisade in Abuja The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has criticised President Bola Tinubu over his renewed promise

The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has accused President Bola Tinubu of turning the proposed Ibom Deep Sea Port into a campaign tool, questioning why the Federal Government announced a fresh approval for a project that was already approved in 2020 by the administration of former President Muhammadu Buhari. The opposition party alleged that the multi-billion-dollar project has repeatedly been used to win political support in Akwa Ibom State.

Tinubu announced the approval of the project on Friday during a reception and rally organized in his honor in Uyo.

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