Mr Tinubu promised to fully harness the potential of the complex once it is completed, as it would boost Nigeria's foreign direct investment and provide an avenue for the creation of a business environment.now nearing completion, the project will have the capacity to employ 500,000 Nigerians once designated as a free trade zone.
He said Mr Tinubu is a man of plenty of ideas who is determined to reposition the nation in its rightful place, especially as it borders on restructuring and stimulating the Nigerian economy. Reemphasising that the welfare of the citizenry would never be willfully compromised, Mr Shettima called on Kogi citizens to come out en masse on 11 November to vote for the candidate of the APC, Ahmed Ododo, to consolidate the achievements of the APC government in the state.
"We have done a lot in the area of security, education and health, among others. We want to consolidate on that. I am, therefore, calling on the people of our dear state to vote for our candidate to move Kogi State forward," he said. On his part, Kogi State APC governorship candidate, Ahmed Ododo, pledged to carry the people of the state along if elected, saying he remained committed to the development agenda of Kogi State.
The vice president's engagements in Kogi had started with an audience with traditional rulers and other stakeholders of the state ahead of the governorship election.