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Kashim Shettima's development agenda

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In late July 2026, Vice President Kashim Shettima was congratulated on his re‑nomination re‑nominated as the 2027 presidential running mate. A courtesy visit saw the Niger Delta Power Holding Company appoint two new executive directors to boost electricity generation mate and corporate governance. The next day, Shettima began a series of engagements on electricity, pilgrimage reform, regional development and investment promotion. He praised the National Hajj Commission for a Commission’s seamless 2026 pilgrimage and pilgrimage, highlighted Saudi plans to shift 98 % most of Nigeria’s Hajj quota to private tour operators under Vision 2030, with a phased rollout to manage risks. operators, and toured projects of the Niger Delta Power Holding Company. He met the South West Development Commission, urging innovation, transparent project management Commission on innovation and private‑sector investment, and noted the North East Development Commission’s construction of fully equipped mega schools in Adamawa State. On 29 July, he reiterated these points, emphasizing the benchmark set by the Hajj operation and the education‑gap‑closing schools, while calling for peer review among regional commissions. Adamawa. At the Delta State Economic and Investment Summit on 3 August, Shettima lauded the again urged healthy competition among Nigeria’s the 36 states to attract investors, states, linking the surge in state‑level summits it to job creation and economic growth. He lauded President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s macro‑economic reforms. He highlighted the presence of senior officials reforms, noting that foreign‑exchange reserves had risen to about $52 billion and business leaders, underscoring Delta’s strategic assets that foreign direct investment was surging. Delegations from Brazil, Malaysia and the role of inter‑state rivalry United States toured the Kwale Special Economic Zone, the Kwale Gas Gathering Hub, Phoenix Company, Skyward Resources Group and Uzezi Farms, expressing interest in driving growth, jobs gas‑fired power, cassava processing, oil‑palm and human dignity. Together, other agricultural and energy projects. In parallel, Minister of Information Mohammed Idris announced plans to deepen investment, trade and tourism ties with Saudi Arabia, positioning Nigeria as Africa’s hub for the global halal economy. These snapshots portray illustrate Shettima’s active role in advancing electricity continued focus on infrastructure, pilgrimage reforms, regional development development, and investment promotion attracting foreign capital as part of his broader political agenda.

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