The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, has vowed to engage in regular consultations with Niger-Delta leaders to facilitate the formulation of policies and initiatives that will enhance the region’s development if elected as president in 2023.
Tinubu said this during a meeting with traditional rulers in Gbaramotu Kingdom, Delta State on Friday.
“I’m one of you. My wife is a daughter of the Niger Delta. Your in-law is also your son. No be so?” the APC presidential candidate said in pidgin.
The former governor of Lagos State stated that he was aware the Warri- Escravos/Gbaramotu Road had been awarded, pledging to ensure the completion of the road by getting the contractor involved to deliver on the project.
Tinubu said if elected, the Ministry of Niger Delta and the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) will serve the full purpose for which they were established.
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“The man standing before you will implement whatever he promised. You need honesty, you need commitment to perform. I embody both.
“I know the road and I will carry the Niger Delta people along. We will consult your leaders for the development of Gbaramotu Kingdom and other associated communities,” he stated.
Speaking, the Pere of Gbaramotu Kingdom, His Royal Highness, Oboro Gbaraun II, urged Tinubu, if elected, to ensure the establishment of a deep sea port in Gbaramotu, industrial park in Ogidigben, and good roads and bridges leading into the kingdom.
The monarch further hailed the APC presidential candidate and prayed for his success in the 2023 presidential election.
Tinubu was however conferred with a traditional title of the ‘Iyelawei’ of Gbaramotu – meaning the torch bearer of the kingdom.
Others at the meeting were the Deputy Senate President and APC governorship candidate in Delta State, Sen. Ovie Omo-Agege; Governors Abdullahi Ganduje (Kano) and Mai Mala Buni (Yobe), and Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva; among others.
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