NDC: Tinubu Repeats Ibom Deep Seaport Promise, Questions APC’s 2020 Approval
*Says Buhari’s FEC approval for $4.6bn project remains unfulfilled *Accuses ruling party of turning infrastructure pledge into campaign tool Sunday Aborisade in Abuja The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), has criticised
The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has harshly criticized President Bola Tinubu for reiterating his pledge to build the Ibom Deep Sea Port in Akwa Ibom State, questioning the All Progressives Congress (APC)'s failure to fulfill a 2020 approval for the $4.6 billion project. The opposition party argues that the APC is utilizing the deep seaport as a mere political campaign tool rather than showing genuine intent to implement the proposed multibillion-dollar infrastructure project.
The NDC's National Publicity Secretary, Osa Director, stated on Sunday that the Federal Executive Council (FEC), under President Buhari's administration, approved the implementation of the first phase of the Ibom Deep Sea Port on December 16, 2020, which identified Bollore/Power China as the preferred bidder. The opposition party is particularly concerned that Tinubu made the same promise during the APC presidential campaign in Akwa Ibom State in January 2023.
The NDC has accused the APC of not delivering on that earlier commitment and is demanding an explanation for the repeated promises without providing an account of the status of the earlier federal approval.
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