NDC accuses Tinubu of using Ibom deep seaport promise to deceive voters

The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has accused the All Progressives Congress (APC) of exploiting the proposed Ibom deep seaport project in Akwa Ibom State for political gains.

President Bola Tinubu approved the proposed seaport project on Friday after Governor Umo Eno appealed to the federal government to deliver the facility.

Tinubu announced the approval during the APC presidential rally held at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium in Uyo, the state capital.

However, in a statement issued on Sunday, Osa Director, NDC national publicity secretary, described the president’s promise as another attempt to deceive voters ahead of the 2027 general election.

Director said the Federal Executive Council (FEC), under former President Muhammadu Buhari, had approved the first phase of the deep seaport project in December 2020.

He added that Tinubu also promised to deliver the project during the 2023 electioneering campaign but failed to fulfil the commitment.

“What a hocus-pocus, what hogwash, and what barefaced lies and shenanigans of a rudderless party! How many times will the APC approve the Ibom Deep Sea Port?” Director asked.

He accused the ruling party of making repeated promises without taking concrete steps to execute the project.

“Unfortunately, as is characteristic of the APC, they never fulfilled the promise. Over three years down the line, President Tinubu on Friday, 6 November 2026, had to promise again to construct the long-awaited Ibom Deep Sea Port project in Akwa Ibom State.

“Obviously, this is another round of cheap promises that will not be kept or honoured. Just as before, so it will be now, empty promises. All talk and no action,” he said.

The NDC spokesperson compared the unfulfilled seaport promise with the federal government’s commitment to providing uninterrupted electricity across the country.

“As Nigerians are still waiting for the APC and President Tinubu to give us uninterrupted electricity supply, so Akwa Ibomites are waiting endlessly for the promised deep sea port that has become a campaign tool of deceit,” he added.

Director urged Nigerians to reject the APC in the 2027 general election, calling on voters to “dump the APC into the abyss of socio-political irrelevance.”