Tinubu pledges 500,000 Jobs as Ajaokuta Steel Complex nears Completion
- Flags off Kogi APC governorship campaign
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has declared that with the hitherto abandoned Ajaokuta Steel Complex nearing completion, the project will have the capacity to employ 500,000 Nigerians once designated as a free trade zone.
The President also pledged to fully harness potentials of the complex once it is completed, as it would boost Nigeria’s foreign direct investment and provide avenue for the creation of much-needed favourable business environment for all sectors to thrive.
The President, represented by Vice President Kashim Shettima, made this known at the flag-off of the All-Progressives Congress (APC) governorship campaign in Lokoja, the Kogi State capital.
The governorship poll in the state is scheduled for November 11.
Shettima assured the mammoth crowd in Lokoja that Tinubu remained committed to completing the Kabba-Lokoja and the Abuja-Lokoja roads.
The Vice President stated that Tinubu is a man of plenty ideas who is determined to reposition the nation in its rightful place, especially as it borders on restructuring and stimulating the Nigerian economy.
The Vice President said “Given Mr. President’s commitment to the development of Kogi State and indeed the entirety of Nigeria, Kogi, in particular, being a confluence state, cannot afford to have a governor who is hostile to the centre. We must be partners in progress and work hand in hand to develop this great nation.”
He disclosed the plans by the Tinubu administration to make the Itakpe crop processing project a dream come true, as well as he promised jobs and affordable education under the current government.
Shettima urged Kogi citizens to come out en masse on November 11 to vote for the candidate of the APC, Ahmed Usman Ododo, to consolidate on achievements of the APC government in the state, reassuring that the welfare of the citizenry would never be willfully compromised.
