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Shettima says Tinubu’s infrastructure drive supports transport workers and their operations

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  • Vice-President Kashim Shettima said President Bola Tinubu’s administration is prioritizing transport infrastructure and working to reduce movement costs nationwide.
  • Shettima inaugurated the National Working Committee of a transporters’ group supporting Tinubu and Shettima in the 2027 election.
  • He urged transport workers to conduct a peaceful, issue-based campaign and said their sector is central to moving people and goods across Nigeria.

Nigeria’s transport workers have organized nationwide behind President Bola Tinubu’s 2027 re-election bid, while Vice-President Kashim Shettima said the administration is treating transport infrastructure as an economic necessity.

Shettima, represented by Deputy Chief of Staff Ibrahim Hadejia, made the remarks in Abuja while inaugurating the National Working Committee of the National Structure of Transporters for Tinubu and Shettima 2027. He said the government was working to reduce transportation costs and recognized the daily difficulties faced by transport workers.

He described transporters as the group that connects Nigeria’s communities most extensively. Their work determines whether farmers reach markets, manufacturers move goods, traders replenish supplies, students reach school and investors connect production with demand, he said. Every journey made safer and every bottleneck removed, he added, contributes to national productivity.

Every kilometre saved, every bottleneck removed, every port made more efficient, and every safer journey completed contributes to national productivity.

· Kashim ShettimaShettima explained why the administration considers transport infrastructure central to Nigeria’s economy.

Shettima said the administration’s focus on highways, rail corridors, ports, clean-mobility initiatives and logistics infrastructure reflected that understanding. He also called transport workers credible witnesses to the government’s challenges and achievements because they move people and goods throughout the country each day.

The vice-president said the group’s nationwide organization showed its understanding of the administration’s achievements and unfinished work. He recalled welcoming transport workers on June 15, 2026, as “patriots” committed to putting national interests above misinformation, disinformation and economic sabotage. He said they could help communities understand the Renewed Hope Agenda and participate responsibly in Nigeria’s democratic process.

The fold of patriots who’ve come together to promote the interests of the nation above misinformation, disinformation and economic sabotage.

· Kashim ShettimaShettima recalled how he characterized transport workers when he welcomed them to the administration’s political effort.
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