From left. Nasarawa State, All Progressives (APC), Governorship Candidate for 2027, gubernatorial election, Senator Ahmed Aliyu Wadada: Vice President Kashim Shettima and APC National Chairman, Prof Nentawe Yilwatda during, APC Presidential Campaign Rally in Lafia, Nasarawa State on Wednesday (04/11/2026).
Mr Shettima described the Akwanga–Jos–Bauchi–Gombe–Biu–Maiduguri Superhighway as a major component of the administration's infrastructure development agenda, explaining that the project will strengthen economic connections between the North-Central and North-Eastern regions.
The Vice President, Kashim Shettima, has said the massive infrastructure investments being undertaken by the administration of President Bola Tinubu are connecting Nigeria’s major economic corridors, strengthening regional trade, reducing transportation costs, and opening new opportunities for businesses and communities across the country.
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He noted that by weaving concrete veins of commerce through every economic corridor, the Tinubu administration is turning infrastructure into a masterstroke of national transformation.
Speaking in Lafia, Nasarawa State, on Wednesday during the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential campaign rally, Mr Shettima said the federal government’s investments in strategic transport infrastructure are designed to link agricultural and industrial production centres with markets, stimulate employment and accelerate economic development across the nation’s geopolitical zones.
He described the Akwanga–Jos–Bauchi–Gombe–Biu–Maiduguri Superhighway as a major component of the administration’s infrastructure development agenda, explaining that the project will strengthen economic connections between the North-central and North-eastern regions.
VP Shettima said the project, alongside the Lagos–Calabar Coastal Highway and the Sokoto–Badagry Superhighway, reflects the administration’s determination to address Nigeria’s infrastructure deficit and create a more integrated national economy.
“We have promised to connect producers and markets. We have promised to ease movement across regions. We have promised to generate employment. We have promised to diminish costs that burden traders and families. This is what we are doing, and we have come to ask for your support for another term to complete this mission,” he said.
The vice president explained that improved road connectivity would facilitate the movement of agricultural produce, minerals and manufactured goods, bringing farms, mines and factories closer to consumers and businesses.
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According to him, the administration’s infrastructure programme is being supported by economic reforms introduced to strengthen public finances, improve government revenues and restore investor confidence.
“We inherited an economy burdened by fiscal pressure. We inherited a country with an infrastructure deficit. We inherited a country with weakened investor confidence and structural defects. These problems demanded decisions that no responsible government could postpone. But I come to you to assure you that the worst days are over. We have already fixed our economy,” he stated.
VP Shettima maintained that the administration’s fiscal reforms had improved revenue generation and increased allocations to subnational governments, providing additional resources for infrastructure development and other public investments.
“The Renewed Hope Agenda of His Excellency, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has been a long-awaited silver lining. We have pursued reforms to protect public finances. We have pursued reforms to raise revenue. We have pursued reforms to restore investor confidence and encourage Nigerian production,” he said.
He noted that Nasarawa State, with its vast agricultural and mineral resources, stands to benefit from improved transportation networks and the administration’s emphasis on domestic production and industrial development.
On education, the vice president highlighted the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND), saying students from Nasarawa State have access to higher-education financing under the federal government’s student loan programme.
He also said President Tinubu approved converting the Federal Polytechnic, Nasarawa, into the Federal University of Mining, Engineering and Technology, describing the initiative as a strategic investment in the technical workforce needed to develop Nigeria’s solid minerals sector.
“This decision recognises Nasarawa State’s mineral endowment and the need to educate engineers, scientists and technologists who can transform that wealth into a lasting industrial advantage,” he said.
The VP further identified mineral processing as a major priority of the administration’s industrial policy, recalling the commissioning of the Diamond New Energy Lithium Processing Plant in Nasarawa State.
He explained that the government’s reforms are intended to encourage domestic processing of mineral resources, create manufacturing jobs and retain greater economic value within Nigeria.